The Future of the Philosophy of Religion

Readers will enter a vivid conversation through engaging essays which demonstrate the importance of disciplinary openness and show that we do not need to sacrifice depth in order to achieve breadth. Modernity and postmodernity come together in a constantly evolving discussion that moves the philosophy of religion forward, while keeping an eye toward the experience accumulated in past centuries.

Chapter 1. God and the Ambivalence of Being (Jean-Luc Marion).- Chapter 2. Religion without God: an Indian Perspective (Parimal Patil).- Chapter 3. A Philosophical Framework for the Future of Spirituality (Wesley Wildman).- Chapter 4. William James Revisited: Pragmatic Approaches to Religion (David Lamberth).- Chapter 5. Critical Theory, Conspiracy, and 'Gullible Critique' (Andrew Dole).- Chapter 6. Can Philosophy Help Us Understand Religion? (Michael Zank).- Chapter 7. What Religious Studies Teach the Humanities: A Philosophical Perspective (Dan Arnold).- Chapter 8. Belief that Matters: Religion, Race and the Future of the Philosophy of Religion (Elizabeth Pritchard).- Chapter 9. A Nietzschean Paradigm for Contemporary Philosophy of Religion (Ryan Coyne).- Chapter 10. The Very Idea of a Bridge Concept: Comparative Ethics without Scheme/Content Dualism (David Decosimo).- Chapter 11. Ascetic Discr­­etio and Philosophical Critique in the Contemporary Study of Religion (Niki Clements).- Chapter 12. Philosophy of Lived Religion: The Next Revolution? (Tim Knepper).- Chapter 13. Nearly Neighbors: Philosophy of Religion and its Close Encounters with Modern Jewish Thought (Sarah Hammerschlag).- Chapter 14. How to Do Philosophy of Religion in the Anthropocene (Mark Larrimore).- Chapter 15. Religious Practices and the Formation of Subjects (Kevin Schilbrack).- Chapter 16. Psychoanalysis and the Monotheistic Origins of Modern Science (Kenneth Reinhard).- Chapter 17. Before (and After) Religion, Philosophy and Art (C. Allen Speight).