Philosophy: A Christian Introduction

Philosophy: A Christian Introduction

Philosophy: A Christian Introduction

Philosophy: A Christian Introduction

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Overview

Two experienced educators offer an up-to-date introduction to philosophy from a Christian perspective that covers the four major areas of philosophical thought: epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and ethics. Written from an analytic perspective, the book introduces key concepts and issues within the main areas of philosophical inquiry in a comprehensive yet accessible way, inviting readers on a quest for goodness, truth, and beauty that ultimately points to Jesus as the source of all.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493416837
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 04/02/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 1,003,753
File size: 7 MB

About the Author

James K. Dew Jr. (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Birmingham) is president and professor of philosophy at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has written or edited several books, including How Do We Know? An Introduction to Epistemology and God and the Problem of Evil: Five Views.

Paul M. Gould (PhD, Purdue University) is associate professor of philosophy of religion and the director of the MA in Philosophy of Religion program at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. He is the author of Cultural Apologetics, the coauthor of Stand Firm: Apologetics and the Brilliance of the Gospel, and the coeditor of Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy and Is Faith in God Reasonable?
James K. Dew Jr. (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Birmingham) is president and professor of philosophy at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He previously taught at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has written, coauthored, or edited several books, including Philosophy: A Christian Introduction, How Do We Know? An Introduction to Epistemology, and God and the Problem of Evil: Five Views.
Paul M. Gould (PhD, Purdue University) is associate professor of philosophy and director of the philosophy of religion master's program at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. He is the founder and president of the Two Tasks Institute, an apologetics institute and podcast, and is on the faculty of Summit Ministries and the Colson Center Fellows Program. Gould is the author of eleven books, including The Story of the Cosmos and the award-winning Cultural Apologetics. He is also the coauthor of Philosophy: A Christion Introduction and Stand Firm: Apologetics and the Brilliance of the Gospel. Gould is a popular guest on national radio programs and podcasts as well as a sought-after speaker on apologetics and philosophy.

Table of Contents

Contents

1. Introduction to Philosophy
Part 1: Epistemology
2. Truth and Knowledge
3. Justification and Reformed Epistemology
4. Skepticism, Certainty, and Virtue Epistemology
5. Faith, Reason, and Modern Science
6. Natural Revelation and Natural Theology
Part 2: Metaphysics
7. The Nature of Reality
8. Properties and Universals
9. Particulars
10. Freedom and Determinism
11. Minds, Bodies, and Human Persons
Part 3: Philosophy of Religion
12. The Existence of God
13. Evil and the Hiddenness of God
14. Divine Interaction: Miracles and Prayer
15. The Possibility of Life after Death
Part 4: Ethics
16. Metaethics
17. Normative Ethics
Glossary of Terms
Indexes
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