Questioning Assumptions: Rethinking the Philosophy of Religion

Tom Christenson turns philosophy inside out in reconsidering how to think about fundamental questions surrounding faith and religious belief. With remarkable deftness, Christenson peels back the veneers of traditional arguments and reveals three principal assumptions: that believing is the focal act of faith; that the basic religious question is about the existence of God; and that religious language actually refers to some thing, namely God. Each assumption is assessed for its adequacy, an...