PHL 210: Faith and Philosophy

Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy introduces readers to four predominant views on the relationship between philosophy and the Christian faith and their implications for life. Each author identifies the propositional relation between philosophy and Christianity along with a section devoted to the implications for living a life devoted to the pursuit of wisdom.

With candor, warmth & brilliance, eleven leading philosophers, including Mortimer Adler, Alvin Plantinga, Basil Mitchell, Nicholas Wolterstorff & Richard Swinburne describe why they embraced Christian belief & offer fascinating insights into their own individual spiritual journeys.

This book examines the character of early Christian philosophy and goes on to place the development of this philosophy in its cultural and historical context. Karamanolis's study is an important corrective to the view that Christianity was unable to accommodate philosophical reasoning and provides convincing evidence of early Christian thinkers' engagement with philosophical questions similar to those their pagan contemporaries addresses, using similar methods.

Faith and Rationality investigates the rich implications of what the contributors call "Calvinistic" or "Reformed epistemology." This is the view of knowledge--enunciated by Calvin, further developed by Barth--that sees belief in God as its own foundation; in the contributors' terms, it is properly "basic" in itself.  

A History of Western Philosophy and Theology is the fruit of John Frame's forty-five years of teaching philosophical subjects. No other survey of the history of Western thought offers the same invigorating blend of expositional clarity, critical insight, and biblical wisdom. The supplemental study questions, bibliographies, links to audio lectures, quotes from influential thinkers, twenty appendices, and indexed glossary make this an excellent main textbook choice for seminary- and college-level courses and for personal study. Book jacket.

Shortt's lively interviews introduce readers to eighteen respected Christian thinkers who have contributed to the recent renaissance in theology. In the opening chapter Rowan Williams addresses some of the thorniest objections to religious belief. Other participants discuss key themes in the philosophy of religion, the current resurgence of systematic theology, new developments in feminist and black theologies, Christian-Muslim dialogue, and faith-based approaches to ethics and politics.