Truth and Religious Belief

This book contains a thorough and balanced series of dialogues introducing key topics in philosophy of religion such as: the existence and nature of God the problem of evil religious pluralism the nature of religious experience immortality and the meaning of life. A realistic cast of characters in a natural setting engages in a series of thought-provoking conversations; the dialogue format of these conversations captures typical student attitudes and questions concerning religious belief; allows comparison of important themes throughout the dialogues; encourages the interjection of insights observations questions and objections; and introduces related points when they would naturally arise instead of relegating them to a later chapter. As well as presenting a detailed and probing discussion each dialogue includes a list of key terms a set of study questions and a bibliography - all of which make this an excellent text for courses in philosophy of religion and introductory philosophy classes.