Reason, Revelation, and Devotion: Inference and Argument in Religion by William

Description: Reason, Revelation, and Devotion by William J. Wainwright Reason, Revelation, and Devotion will appeal to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in philosophy, theology, or religious studies. The author focuses on important features of reasoning, which have been comparatively neglected by philosophers of religion, so it should be appealing to philosophers of religion as well. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Reason, Revelation, and Devotion argues that immersion in religious reading traditions and their associated spiritual practices significantly shapes our emotions, desires, intuitions, and volitional commitments; these in turn affect our construction and assessments of arguments for religious conclusions. But far from distorting the reasoning process, these emotions and volitional and cognitive dispositions can be essential for sound reasoning on religious and other value-laden subject matters. And so western philosophy must rethink its traditional antagonism toward rhetoric. The book concludes with discussions of the implications of the earlier chapters for the relation between reason and revelation, and for the role that the concept of mystery should play in philosophy in general, and in the philosophy of religion and philosophical theology in particular. Author Biography William J. Wainwright is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He has served as Editor of Faith and Philosophy and is past President of both the Society for Philosophy of Religion and the Society of Christian Philosophers. Major publications include Mysticism (1981), Philosophy of Religion (1998, 2nd edition 1999), Reason and the Heart (1995), Religion and Morality (2005), and the edited volume Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion (2005), as well as over eighty articles and book chapters. Table of Contents 1. Four examples of religious reasoning; 2. The purposes of argument and person-relativity of proofs; 3. Religious reading and theological argument; 4. Passional reasoning; 5. The role of rhetoric in religious argumentation; 6. Reason, revelation, and religious argumentation; 7. Theology and mystery. Review William J. Wainwright has always been a person who philosophizes with his whole self. Little wonder, then if … he tries to show us how reasoning about what matters most is and ought to be existentially embedded. No surprise, when he makes his cross-cultural case that rational conviction depends not only on logical acumen but on disciplined passions and habits of the heart. Marilyn McCord Adams, University of OxfordWilliam J. Wainwrights thought and writing, like [those] of all good philosophers, [are] careful, precise, and elegant. This collection … shows the importance of attending to the passional aspects of reasoning, and [the] difference that context makes to the success of argument. Its an important and beautiful book; it should be widely read. Paul Griffiths, Duke Divinity SchoolWainwright seeks to explain why argument and inference in matters religious typically fail to be universally persuasive … Written in lucid, accessible prose and drawing on prodigious scholarship, including a deep knowledge of Hindu and Buddhist as well as Christian and Jewish sources, this is a major contribution to the self-understanding of both philosophy and theology. Merold Westphal, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Fordham UniversityWainwrights book is a game-changer … No longer should analytic philosophers be able to ignore, to the degree they do, Eastern religions. [This is] required reading for philosophers of religion. Jerome Gellman, Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBy probing the importance of religious practice (scriptural ingestion, mystical insight, the apprehension of mystery) and of the structural significance of passion and rhetoric in religious argumentation, Wainwright reveals once more his own distinctive depths of spiritual insight as well as his accustomed philosophical clarity. This is an important, timely, and elegant monograph [that] deserve[s] wide discussion. Sarah Coakley, Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge… this is an important and valuable book for those working at the intersection of philosophy, religious studies, and theology. Robert MacSwain, Reading ReligionWainwrights book serves as an important and valuable reminder of those contributing factors to understanding that are a prerequisite to reasoning well, especially in regard to religious matters. Andrew Pinsent, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion Promotional The book presents a novel defense of the beneficial epistemic effect that extra logical features can have on the assessment of religious arguments. Review Quote "Wainwright seeks to explain why argument and inference in matters religious typically fail to be universally persuasive ... Written in lucid, accessible prose and drawing on prodigious scholarship, including a deep knowledge of Hindu and Buddhist as well as Christian and Jewish sources, this is a major contribution to the self-understanding of both philosophy and theology." Merold Westphal, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Fordham University Promotional "Headline" The book presents a novel defense of the beneficial epistemic effect that extra logical features can have on the assessment of religious arguments. Description for Bookstore Reason, Revelation, and Devotion will appeal to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in philosophy, theology, or religious studies. The author focuses on important features of reasoning, which have been comparatively neglected by philosophers of religion, so it should be appealing to philosophers of religion as well. Description for Library Reason, Revelation, and Devotion will appeal to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in philosophy, theology, or religious studies. The author focuses on important features of reasoning, which have been comparatively neglected by philosophers of religion, so it should be appealing to philosophers of religion as well. Details ISBN1107062403 Author William J. Wainwright Pages 216 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2015 ISBN-10 1107062403 ISBN-13 9781107062405 Format Hardcover Short Title REASON REVELATION & DEVOTION Language English Media Book DEWEY 210 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Inference and Argument in Religion Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Publication Date 2015-12-01 UK Release Date 2015-12-01 AU Release Date 2015-12-01 NZ Release Date 2015-12-01 Series Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society Alternative 9781107477117 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:148901966;

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