A Philosophy of the Christian Religion

by Nancey Murphy

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 2018

Overview

Each field of study comes with its own set of questions; each period of time refines and redirects those questions. The Christian religion as we find it in the twenty-first century presents a unique set of problems to be solved and questions to be answered. In this introduction to the philosophy of the Christian religion, eminent philosopher and theologian Nancey Murphy applies the tools of philosophical analysis to a set of core yet contemporary religious questions: what does our historical moment mean for the possibility of knowing God? Is faith still possible? Does God intervene in human history? Is there such a thing as universal knowledge of God?

Written with the needs of students encountering the philosophy of religion for the first time in mind, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental questions inherent in Christian faith. Murphy also provides tools for how to answer those questions.

Key Features

• Focuses on problems that have arisen within Christianity, beginning in the modern period
• Answers questions and intellectual problems inherent to Christian faith
• Addresses the historical conditioning of knowledge in various disciplines

Contents

Part I: A Brief History of Reason

• Overview of Part I: A brief history of reason
• Ancient and medieval ways of knowing the divine
• Modern epistemology and the possibility of theology
• Faith in late modern reasoning
• Faith and reason for the twenty-first century

Part II: Crises in Modern Christianity

• Overview of Part II: Crises in modern Christianity
• Three epistemological crises for Christianity in modernity
• The problem of special divine action
• Modern problems of evil and suffering
• Science and Christianity
• Christian anthropology, philosophy, and science
• Naturalism and Christianity as competing large-scale traditions

Product Details

• Title: A Philosophy of the Christian Religion
• Author: Nancey Murphy
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Publication Date: 2018
• Pages: 350
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Topic: Philosophy of Religion

About Nancey Murphy

Nancey Murphy is Senior Professor of Christian Philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has written, cowritten, or edited numerous books on philosophy of religion, religion and science, and other topics. Her first book, Theology in the Age of Scientific Reasoning, received the American Academy of Religion’s Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion.