1st Edition
Philosophical Theology: The Basics
Introduction: What is Philosophical Theology?
1. Faith verses Knowledge?
2. God’s Existence
3. Mysticism and Religious Language
4. Religious Experience and Religious Ethics
5. The Soul and the Afterlife
6. Evil, Providence and Miracles
Conclusion: Philosophical Theologies
Biography
Dr Dafydd Mills Daniel is Lecturer in Divinity, University of St Andrews. Previously McDonald Lecturer, University of Oxford, he is author of Conscience and the Age of Reason and, with David Mills Daniel, of Briefly: 25 Great Philosophers from Plato to Sartre, Briefly: Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil and AS/A2 Ethics and Moral Philosophy. His BBC radio documentaries include: Where do human rights come from? and Sir Isaac Newton and the Philosophers' Stone.
Dr David Mills Daniel is creator of the Briefly series of books on leading figures in the history of western philosophy, from Plato and Aristotle to Bertrand Russell and A.J. Ayer. A former headmaster, researcher at the University of Leeds and A level Chief Examiner, his books include: Briefly: Aquinas’ Summa Theologica, Briefly: Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy, Briefly: Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Briefly: Kant’s Critique of Practical Reason, Briefly: Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling.
"Philosophical Theology: The Basics offers a clear and engaging introduction to philosophical theology. The authors guide the readers through the central questions, methods, and debates which have shaped Judeo-Christian thought, adopting an analytic approach, but gesturing towards wider horizons of thinking across different traditions and perspectives. The result is a text that will inspire as well as inform, inviting students to imagine how the field might expand, whilst giving them the tools to participate in this exciting journey. Essential reading for undergraduates and anyone seeking to grapple with the Big Questions."
- Fiona Ellis, Professor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham
