Meaning of Theism

John Cottingham was educated at Oxford University and is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading, where he holds an Established Chair of Philosophy. He is also an Honorary Fellow of St John’s College, Oxford. He is (since 1993) Editor of Ratio, the international journal of analytic philosophy. In 2002-4 he was Stanton Lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion at Cambridge University, and his most recent book is The Spiritual Dimension (2005).

• List of Contributors viiPreface ix1 What’s God Got To Do With It? Atheism and Religious Practice 1David Benatar2 What Difference Does It Make? The Nature and Significance of Theistic Belief 19John Cottingham3 Philosophy, the Restless Heart and the Meaning of Theism 39John Haldane4 Worshipping an Unknown God 59Anthony Kenny5 ‘Seeke True Religion. Oh, Where?’ 71Michael McGhee6 The Varieties of Non-Religious Experience 91Richard Norman7 Divine Action in the World (Synopsis) 111Alvin PlantingaIndex 121

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