This set of volumes provides a unique approach to the philosophy of religion – a dialogical conversation embracing a wide range of religious faiths and spiritualities, both Western and Eastern, in all their multifarious diversity and concrete manifestations. Each volume stages a highly interactive, genuinely comparative and thoroughly cross-cultural dialogue involving leading scholars and philosophers of religion. Each scholar, as a representative of a particular faith-tradition, is invited to consider how they think the divine; how they believe they are related to it; and how divinity figures in their lived experience. These dialogues not only traverse the traditional terrain of Judeo-Christianity but also explore an array of religions from across the world, from Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism to traditions which are rarely (if ever) studied in contemporary philosophy of religion, such as Daoism, Shinto, Confucianism, and Native American spirituality. In bringing these groups together in meaningful and productive interaction, this set of volumes uncovers the rich and diverse cognitive and experiential dimensions of religious belief and practice.
Volume One:
Editors’ Introduction
Position Statements
1. Bede Benjamin Bidlack, "Daoism"
2. Jerome Gellman, "Traditional Judaism"
3. Freya Mathews, "Panpsychism"
4. Trichur S. Rukmani, "Non-Theistic Hinduism"
5. Charles Taliaferro, "Classical, Christian Theism"
First Responses
6. Bede Benjamin Bidlack
7. Jerome Gellman
8. Freya Mathews
9. Trichur S. Rukmani
10. Charles Taliaferro
Second Responses
11. Bede Benjamin Bidlack
12. Jerome Gellman
13. Freya Mathews
14. Trichur S. Rukmani
15. Charles Taliaferro
Index
Volume Two:
Editors’ Introduction
Position Statements
1. Imran Aijaz, "Sunni Islam"
2. Sanford Lewis Drob, "Mystical (Kabbalistic) Judaism"
3. Lisa Isherwood, "Radical Incarnational Christianity"
4. Koji Suga, "Shinto"
First Responses
5. Imran Aijaz
6. Sanford Lewis Drob
7. Lisa Isherwood
8. Koji Suga
Second Responses
9. Imran Aijaz
10. Sanford Lewis Drob
11. Lisa Isherwood
12. Koji Suga
Index
Volume Three:
List of Contributors
Editors’ Introduction
Position Statements
1. Chung-yi Cheng, "Confucianism"
2. Mahinda Deegalle, "Theravada Buddhism"
3. Thurman Lee Hester, Jr., "Native American Spirituality"
4. Mark Manolopoulos, "Radical-Secular Christianity"
First Responses
5. Chung-yi Cheng
6. Mahinda Deegalle
7. Thurman Lee Hester, Jr.
8. Mark Manolopoulos
Second Responses
9. Chung-yi Cheng
10. Mahinda Deegalle
11. Thurman Lee Hester, Jr.
12. Mark Manolopoulos
Index
Volume Four:
Position Statements
- John Bishop, A ‘Naturalist’ Christian Theism
- Heather Eaton, Ecological Christianity
- Kevin Hart, Catholic Christianity
- Michael C. Rea, (Reformed) Protestantism
- N.N. Trakakis, Orthodox Christianity
- John Bishop
- Heather Eaton
- Kev
First Responses
Biography
Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University, Australia.
N.N. Trakakis is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University, Australia.
