Religions, Reasons and Gods: Essays in Cross-Cultural Philosophy of Religion

by John Clayton

Book Overview

Traditional theistic proofs are often understood as evidence intended to compel belief in a divinity. John Clayton explores the surprisingly varied applications of such proofs in the work of philosophers and theologians from several periods and traditions, thinkers as varied as Ramanuja, al-Ghazali, Anselm, and Jefferson. He shows how the gradual disembedding of theistic proofs from their diverse and local religious contexts is concurrent with the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521126274
• ISBN13: 9780521126274
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"