Religious Studies articles from June 2002

Religious Studies archives from June 2002

A psychological constraint on obedience to God's commands: the reasonableness of obeying the abhorrently evil.
June 1, 2002... In Chapter 12 of his recent book, Finite and Infinite Goods: A Framework for Ethics, Robert Adams discusses what an appropriate response would be to a command that is both seemingly evil and purports to be from God. Adams's discussion is...

Craig on the actual infinite.
June 1, 2002... In a series of much discussed articles and books, William Lane Craig has vigorously defended the view that the past could not consist in a beginningless series of events. (1) Craig's goal, of course, is to make a strong case for the existence...

Theistic metaphysics and biblical exegesis: Francis Turretin on the concept of God.
June 1, 2002... 'From about 10.30 at night until about 12.30. FIRE. God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers and of the learned. Certitude, certitude, feeling, joy, peace. God of Jesus Christ.... Let me never be separated from...

The creation--conservation dilemma and presentist four-dimensionalism.
June 1, 2002... The creation doctrine of traditional theism involves two ideas whose relation to each other poses a considerable philosophical challenge. (1) The one idea is that God created the world from nothing in the finite past. The other idea is that...

Haecceities, individuation and the Trinity: a reply to Keith Yandell.
June 1, 2002... Introduction According to Keith Yandell, a prima facie case can be made for the thesis that 'if one is a Christian Trinitarian theist, then -- given certain plausible claims -- one should reject the view that God has logically necessary...

Omnipotence and necessary moral perfection are compatible: a reply to Morriston.
June 1, 2002... We know that In everything God works for good. With God all things are possible. Romans 8.38 and Matthew 19.26 Morriston's argument In a recent paper in this journal, (1) Wes Morriston argues that 'if God is necessarily good...

A Process Philosophy of Religion. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... David Ray Griffin Reenchantment without Supernaturalism: A Process Philosophy of Religion. Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion. (Ithaca NY and London: Cornell University Press, 2001). Pp.x+426. $55.00 (Hbk), $24.95 (Pbk). ISBN 0...

Kant and Kierkegaard on Religion. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... D. Z. Phillips and Timothy Tessin (eds) Kant and Kierkegaard on Religion (London and New York: Macmillan and St Martin's Press, 2000). Pp. xxi + 303. [pounds sterling]45.00 (Hbk). ISBN 0 333 79023 5. Published in the well-established...

Humour and Irony in Kierkegaard's Thought. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... John Lippitt Humour and Irony in Kierkegaard's Thought (London: Macmillan, 2000). Pp. xii + 210. [pounds sterling]42.50 (Hbk). ISBN 0333776674. Strindberg once remarked that when he read Kierkegaard he always felt ill at ease, as if he...

God's Call: Moral Realism, God's Commands, and Human Autonomy. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... John Hare God's Call: Moral Realism, God's Commands, and Human Autonomy. (Grand Rapids MI/Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans, 2001). Pp. X+122. $14.00 (Hbk). ISBN 0 8028 3903 7. $11.00 (Pbk). ISBN 0 8028 4997 0. Ten years ago, one...

Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... Robert L. Arrington and Mark Addis (eds) Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion. (London and New York: Routledge, 2001). Pp. xvi + 187. [pounds sterling]50.00 (Hbk). ISBN 0 415 21780 6. This is an interesting and valuable collection...

The Reconstruction of Religion: Lessing, Kierkegaard, and Neitzsche. (Book Notes).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Jan-Olav Henriksen The Reconstruction of Religion: Lessing, Kierkegaard, and Neitzsche. (Grand Rapids MI: Eerdmans, 2001). Pp. x+208. $22.00, [pounds sterling]15.99 (Pbk). ISBN 0 8028 4927. In this book Jan-Olav Henriksen compares and...

Irenaeus of Lyons. (Book Notes).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Eric Osborn Irenaeus of Lyons. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001). Pp. xvi+307. [pounds sterling]35.00 (Hbk). ISBN 0521 800064. Eric Osborn's charming and erudite book provides the reader with a balanced and detailed portrait...

Erratum.
June 1, 2002... Volume 38, Number 1, pages 1-25 God's creation of morality T. J. MAWSON The title of T. J. Mawson's article was incorrectly given as "God's creation of mortality" on the Contents page and cover. The publishers would like to...