ABSTRACT

William Rowe is one of the leading thinkers in contemporary philosophy of religion. Although he is best known for his contributions to the problem of evil, he has produced innovative and influential work across a wide array of subjects at the interface between philosophy and religion. He has, for example, written extensively on the existentialist theologian, Paul Tillich, on the challenging problem of divine freedom, and on the traditional arguments in support of the existence of God. His work in these areas is distinguished by its clarity, rigour, originality, and sensitivity towards the claims of his theistic opponents. Indeed, Rowe's work has played a pivotal role in the remarkable revival of analytic philosophy of religion since the 1970s. The present collection brings together for the first time Rowe's most significant contributions to the philosophy of religion. This diverse but representative selection of Rowe's writings will provide students, professional scholars as well as general readers with stimulating and accessible discussions on such topics as the philosophical theology of Paul Tillich, the problem of evil, divine freedom, arguments for the existence of God, religious experience, life after death, and religious pluralism.

part |58 pages

The Philosophical Theology of Paul Tillich

chapter One|10 pages

Tillich’s Concept of God

chapter Two|24 pages

Religious Symbols

part |162 pages

The Problem of Evil

chapter Four|22 pages

The Empirical Argument from Evil

chapter Five|14 pages

Evil and Theodicy

chapter Six|14 pages

Paradox and Promise

Hick’s Solution to the Problem of Evil

chapter Seven|20 pages

Ruminations about Evil

chapter Eight|24 pages

William Alston on the Problem of Evil

chapter Nine|24 pages

The Evidential Argument from Evil

A Second Look

chapter Ten|6 pages

In Defense of ‘The Free Will Defense’ *

part |32 pages

Replies to Critics on the Evidential Problem of Evil

chapter Thirteen|6 pages

Evil and Theistic Hypothesis: A Response to Wykstra

chapter Fourteen|4 pages

Response to Linda Zagzebski

chapter Fifteen|8 pages

Reply to Plantinga

chapter Sixteen|8 pages

Skeptical Theism: A Response to Bergmann

chapter Seventeen|4 pages

Reply to Howard-Snyder and Bergmann

part |48 pages

Divine Freedom

chapter Eighteen|12 pages

The Problem of Divine Perfection and Freedom

chapter Nineteen|14 pages

Evil and God’s Freedom in Creation

chapter Twenty|20 pages

Can God Be Free?

part |50 pages

The Cosmological Argument

chapter Twenty-One|20 pages

Two Criticisms of the Cosmological Argument

chapter Twenty-Two|14 pages

The Cosmological Argument

chapter Twenty-Three|14 pages

Cosmological Arguments

part |82 pages

The Ontological Argument

chapter Twenty-Four|10 pages

The Ontological Argument

chapter Twenty-Five|6 pages

Modal Versions of the Ontological Argument

part |10 pages

Other Writings in the Philosophy of Religion

chapter Twenty-Six|8 pages

Augustine on Foreknowledge and Free Will

chapter Twenty-Seven|8 pages

Religious Experience and the Principle of Credulity

chapter Twenty-Eight|14 pages

The Rationality of Religious Belief

chapter Thirty|12 pages

Religious Pluralism