Rethinking Religion with J.L. Schellenberg
Challenging Conventional Religious Belief
Rethinking Religion with J.L. Schellenberg
Challenging Conventional Religious Belief
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The first in-depth exploration of the thought of Canadian philosopher of religion J.L. Schellenberg, one of the most original and innovative voices in the field today.
Renowned philosophers of religion from many parts of the world address Schellenberg's work, each analyzing a key aspect. Alongside chapters on Schellenberg's arguments against traditional theism and classical Christian doctrine, there are fresh discussions of his religious skepticism, his suggested shift from theism to ultimism, and his notion of evolutionary religion. While some chapters criticize Schellenberg's ideas and some support them, all suggest new ways of applying his work to contemporary philosophy of religion.
This comprehensive coverage of Schellenberg's entire oeuvre concludes with a chapter from the philosopher. Replying to each chapter, he discusses the potential of science to aid us in transforming religion.
Throughout his career, Schellenberg has plotted a course that resists naturalism and provides a new science-friendly way of being positive about religion's prospects, without accepting traditional theistic ideas. By examining the defining features of Schellenberg's third way, this collection joins in his project of rethinking religion and confirms why he remains such an exciting contributor to contemporary philosophy of religion.
Table of Contents
Klaus Viertbauer, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany
ON THEISM AND CHRISTIAN BELIEF
2. Progressive Atheism, Cumulative Culture, and a God Who is Goodness
Adam Green, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Oklahoma, USA
3. On Schellenberg's New Logical Argument from Evil
Michael Tooley, Professor emeritus of Philosophy, University of Colorado, USA
4. Horrors, Free Will, and Our Deepest Good
Laura Ekstrom
5. What God Would Not Have Done: Schellenberg on the Alleged Historicity of the Resurrection
Paul Draper, Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University, USA
NEW HORIZONS: SKEPTICISM, ULTIMISM, AND EVOLUTIONARY RELIGION
6. Finding a Principled Religious Skepticism
Justin McBrayer, Professor of Philosophy, Fort Lewis College, USA
7. Religious Skepticism (advanced mode)
Sebastian Gäb, Professor of Philosophy of Religion, LMU Munich, Germany
8. Ultimism, Exclusivism and Deep Space
Jeanine Diller, Associate Professor, University of Toledo, USA
9. Ultimism and Alternative Concepts of God
Georg Gasser, Professor of Philosophy, University of Augsburg, Germany
10. Ultimism, Pluralism, and the Future of Religion
John Bishop, Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Ken Perszyk, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Waikato, New Zealand
11. Ultimist and Christian Forms of Spiritual Practice: A Creative Tension
Mark Wynn, Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
12. Religious Diversity as Resource: Biodiversity, Ultimism, and the Future of Religion
Victoria S. Harrison, Professor of Philosophy, University of Macau, China
RESPONSE
13. Response
J.L. Schellenberg, Professor of Philosophy, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada
Product details
| Published | Nov 12 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781350531949 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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