The philosophy of religion is a discipline that explores a wide range of issues related to religious beliefs and practices. However, the field has historically exhibited a narrow focus, predominantly centreing on the Christian tradition and lacking substantial interaction between philosophers from distinct religious and cultural backgrounds. To address this, Global Dialogues in the Philosophy of Religion includes contributions from eminent scholars that address the world's five major religious traditions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.
These dialogues delve into the philosophical aspects of religion, covering significant topics, including revelation and religious experience, analysis of faith, science and religion, the foundations of morality, and life and the afterlife. In each section, one of these critical issues is examined by three distinguished philosophers, each specializing in a particular religious tradition. These authors not only present their own perspectives on the subject matter but also respond to the viewpoints of philosophers from other traditions. This dynamic exchange gives readers valuable insight into how philosophical inquiries can be approached from various religious standpoints. This unique collection offers a rich tapestry of ideas and fosters a greater understanding of the philosophical dimensions of religion across diverse cultural and religious contexts.
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Editors' Introduction
I. Revelation and Religious Experience: Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism
1: Jay L. Garfield: Indian and Tibetan Buddhist Accounts of the Epistemology of Awakening'
Aaron Segal: Reply to Jay L. Garfield
Hamid Vahid and Mahmoud Morvarid: Reply to Jay L. Garfield
2: Hamid Vahid and Mahmoud Morvarid: Revelation and Religious Experience in the Islamic Tradition: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Jay L. Garfield: Reply to Hamid Vahid and Mahmoud Morvarid
Aaron Segal: Reply to Hamid Vahid and Mahmoud Morvarid
3: Aaron Segal: Revelation of the Torah: What For?
Jay L. Garfield: Reply to Aaron Segal
Hamid Vahid and Mahmoud Morvarid: Reply to Aaron Segal
II. Analysis of Faith: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
4: Jonathan L. Kvanvig: The Virtue of Saving Faith
Imran Aijaz: Reply to Jonathan L. Kvanvig
Nehama Verbin: Reply to Jonathan L. Kvanvig
5: Imran Aijaz: Islamic Faith and Knowledge of God
Jonathan L. Kvanvig: Reply to Imran Aijaz
Nehama Verbin: Reply to Imran Aijaz
6: Nehama Verbin: Jewish Faith and the King's Four Sons
Imran Aijaz: Reply to Nehama Verbin
Jonathan L. Kvanvig: Reply to Nehama Verbin
III. Science and Religion: Buddhism, Christianity, and Hinduism
7: Graham Priest: Science, Reason, and Buddhism
Monima Chadha: Reply to Graham Priest
Helen De Cruz: Reply to Graham Priest
8: Helen De Cruz: The Relationship between Science and Christianity: Understanding the Conflict Thesis in Lay Christians
Monima Chadha: Reply to Helen De Cruz
Graham Priest: Reply to Helen De Cruz
9: Monima Chadha: Hinduism and Science
Helen De Cruz: Reply to Monima Chadha
Graham Priest: Reply to Monima Chadha
IV. The Foundation of Morality: Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam
10: Mark C. Murphy: Incarnational Ethics
Bakinaz Abdalla: Reply to Mark C. Murphy
Jessica Frazier: Reply to Mark C. Murphy
11: Jessica Frazier: Emotion as Indian Philosophy of Value: Beyond Pleasure and Pain, to Rasa in Hindu Ethics
Bakinaz Abdalla: Reply to Jessica Frazier
Mark C. Murphy: Reply to Jessica Frazier
12: Bakinaz Abdalla: Morality and Divine Law: Reflections on Islamic Theology and Falsafah
Jessica Frazier: Reply to Bakinaz Abdalla
Mark C. Murphy: Reply to Bakinaz Abdalla
V. Life and the Afterlife: Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism
13: Bronwyn Finnigan: Conventionalizing Rebirth: Buddhist Agnosticism and the Doctrine of Two Truths
Ankur Barua: Reply to Bronwyn Finnigan
Olla Solomyak: Reply to Bronwyn Finnigan
14: Ankur Barua: 'Liberation in Life': Advaita Allegories for Defeating Death
Bronwyn Finnigan: Reply to Ankur Barua
Olla Solomyak: Reply to Ankur Barua
15: Olla Solomyak: The World to Come: A Perspective
Ankur Barua: Reply to Olla Solomyak
Bronwyn Finnigan: Reply to Olla Solomyak
VI. Conclusion
16: Kelly James Clark: Philosophy and Friendship
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