The author offers a fair and balanced perspective on hicks evolving and, sometimes, speculative thought. Hick emphasizes the epistemological aspects of faith over the act of will. This pluralistic hypothesis is mainly a philosophical examination of religious pluralism. The disintegration of john hicks christology douglas m c cready john hick is one of the leading philosophers of religion of our time. I highly recommend it to students of philosophy, history of religions, and comparative studies, as well as theology. Philosophy of religion is thus a secondorder activity, standing at one remove from its subject matter it is not itself a part of the religious realm but is related to it as, for example, the philosophy of law is related to the realm of legal phenomena and to juridical. I would be delighted to talk with you outside of class. In order to achieve this end, the booklet is divided into four chapters. Revision features an updated discussion on the main topics in the philosophy of religion. There can be no doubt that john hicks an interpretation of religion has already made a huge impact in the field of philosophy of religion.
Faith, to hick, is a cognitive interpretation of experience rather than leap of volition. God is conceived as a being than which none greater can be thought, and even the nonbeliever can grasp that idea. Readings in philosophy of religion stephen hicks, ph. He is also active in contemporary theology, especially in reformulating the christian tradition.
Other influential books by hick include death and eternal life, an interpretation of religion arguments for the existence of god, god has many names, the metaphor of god incarnate, a christian theology of religions, the new frontier of religion and science, and philosophy of religion. Dialogues in the philosophy of religion by john hick pdf click to download dialogues in the philosophy of religion. Eddy, john hick s pluralist philosophy of world religions, xi. Few are the theologians and philosophers who have entire books dedicated to their writings. The problem of evil eleonore stump this paper considers briefly the approach to the problem of evil by alvin plantinga, richard swinburne, and john hick and argues that none of these approaches is entirely satisfactory. Much of hicks interest in philosophy of religion is with theodicythe justification of the nature of god with the. Classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of. A 10 minute video microlesson that takes a quick look john hicks development of the irenaean theodicy in evil and the god of love. The paper then develops a different strategy for dealing with the problem. Philosophy of religion by hick, john, 1922publication date 1973 topics religion, religion, religionsphilosophie.
Philosophy of religion by john hick pdf download philosophy of religion by john hick pdf free download book name. The problem of evil madden and hare, a critique of hicks theodicy. In any case, one has to start somewhere what follows is a very heavily revised version of a text published by oxford university press in 1982. An examination of his philosophy of religion lanham. Contemporary science is compatible w religion john lennox reflections on the intelligence design concept of info provde a vision of reality tha can be adequately acount for its origin and existence. If you want to use these files for your own research, please cite them adequately. Scholars who take up topics on which hick has written normally find it essential to. John hick is clearly a scholar of both philosophy and religion, and this book demonstrates his encyclopedic knowledge and critical thought in each. We work hard to encourage the creation of highquality pdf files, both with our consulting and training. Philosophy of religion, hick john, prentice hall, inc. Perhaps what john hick is most known for is his pluralistic hypothesis. D544 2001 210dc21 00054521 10987654321 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01.
Buddhism we should avoid using the term god when describing the the. He is often described as the most significant philosopher of religion in the 20th century. Msc philosophy, science, and religion online phil11159 course guide 201920. The class will vote to determine whether we cover the teleological or the cosmological argument for theism on this day. Eddys john hicks pluralist philosophy of world religions is the most up to date source to consult regarding the philosophical and theological development. The language of existentialism tends to be the language of the souls distress. Description this is a collection of john hicks essays on the understanding of the worlds religions as different human responses to the same ultimate transcendent reality. A contemporary introduction to the main topics in the philosophy of religion written by a worldrenowned philosopher. Early on, hick comments appropriately on existentialism. His gifford lectures, an interpretation of religion, received the grawemeyer award for new religious thinking. He has taught at cambridge, birmingham, princeton, cornell, and claremont graduate school, and is the author of more than twentyfive books. John hick revision features an updated discussion on the main topics in the philosophy of religion.
Philosophy of religion topic details done revised god as eternal, omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent and the philosophical problems arising from these concepts. John hick religious pluralism and ultimate reality 639 the divine was known to the desertdwelling herdsmen who founded israelite tradition as god the king and father. Here well learn about what he adds and why its important, including epistemic distance and eschatological justification. Research on the philosophy of religion john hick s philosophical advocacy for pluralism.
Classical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of religion by hick, john, 19222012, editor. The views of boethius in his discussion of eternity and gods foreknowledge in book 5 of the consolations of philosophy. Philosophy of religion by john hick pdf download ebookmela. His impact has not been limited to philosophy, however. He has taught in britain and the united states and lectured in many countries.
Thus god exists in the understanding, even if not in reality. Rue hick suggests that to avoid excluding or marginalising polytheistic or nontheistic religions i. Countless articles in academic journals and over fifty unpublished ph. Religion series under the general editorship of john hick. Most required readings are from readings in philosophy of religion.
John hick is a worldrenowned philosopher of religion. Other readings are available as pdf files on moodle or in the religious edited by john d. The first chapter provides a brief outline of john hicks career. Explore your own views about religion and about philosophy to develop your own philosophical and religious values. Philosophy of religion 4th edition 4th edition by john h. This will enable the reader to glimpse the development of his thinking and what pressures led. Click the titles to download the following pdf links contain the same qualitycritical material i provide in my posts, but in larger feeding portions for those with deeper appetites.
Chester gillis, journal of religion the most persuasive philosophical advocacy for religious pluralism ever written. He is the author of numerous books, translated into sixteen languages. Pdf religious epistemology in john hicks philosophy. John hick is one of the most widely read and discussed philosophers of religion in the contemporary world.
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