The philosophy of religion is a discipline that explores a wide range of issues related to religious beliefs and practices. However, the field has historically exhibited a narrow focus, predominantly centreing on the Christian tradition and lacking substantial interaction between philosophers from distinct religious and cultural backgrounds. To address this, Global Dialogues in the Philosophy of Religion includes contributions from eminent scholars that address the world's five major religious traditions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. These dialogues delve into the philosophical aspects of religion, covering significant topics, including revelation and religious experience, analysis of faith, science and religion, the foundations of morality, and life and the afterlife. In each section, one of these critical issues is examined by three distinguished philosophers, each specializing in a particular religious tradition. These authors not only present their own perspectives on the subject matter but also respond to the viewpoints of philosophers from other traditions. This dynamic exchange gives readers valuable insight into how philosophical inquiries can be approached from various religious standpoints. This unique collection offers a rich tapestry of ideas and fosters a greater understanding of the philosophical dimensions of religion across diverse cultural and religious contexts.
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Editors' Introduction I. Revelation and Religious Experience: Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism 1: Jay L. Garfield: Indian and Tibetan Buddhist Accounts of the Epistemology of Awakening' Aaron Segal: Reply to Jay L. Garfield Hamid Vahid and Mahmoud Morvarid: Reply to Jay L. Garfield 2: Hamid Vahid and Mahmoud Morvarid: Revelation and Religious Experience in the Islamic Tradition: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Jay L. Garfield: Reply to Hamid Vahid and Mahmoud Morvarid Aaron Segal: Reply to Hamid Vahid and Mahmoud Morvarid 3: Aaron Segal: Revelation of the Torah: What For? Jay L. Garfield: Reply to Aaron Segal Hamid Vahid and Mahmoud Morvarid: Reply to Aaron Segal II. Analysis of Faith: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism 4: Jonathan L. Kvanvig: The Virtue of Saving Faith Imran Aijaz: Reply to Jonathan L. Kvanvig Nehama Verbin: Reply to Jonathan L. Kvanvig 5: Imran Aijaz: Islamic Faith and Knowledge of God Jonathan L. Kvanvig: Reply to Imran Aijaz Nehama Verbin: Reply to Imran Aijaz 6: Nehama Verbin: Jewish Faith and the King's Four Sons Imran Aijaz: Reply to Nehama Verbin Jonathan L. Kvanvig: Reply to Nehama Verbin III. Science and Religion: Buddhism, Christianity, and Hinduism 7: Graham Priest: Science, Reason, and Buddhism Monima Chadha: Reply to Graham Priest Helen De Cruz: Reply to Graham Priest 8: Helen De Cruz: The Relationship between Science and Christianity: Understanding the Conflict Thesis in Lay Christians Monima Chadha: Reply to Helen De Cruz Graham Priest: Reply to Helen De Cruz 9: Monima Chadha: Hinduism and Science Helen De Cruz: Reply to Monima Chadha Graham Priest: Reply to Monima Chadha IV. The Foundation of Morality: Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam 10: Mark C. Murphy: Incarnational Ethics Bakinaz Abdalla: Reply to Mark C. Murphy Jessica Frazier: Reply to Mark C. Murphy 11: Jessica Frazier: Emotion as Indian Philosophy of Value: Beyond Pleasure and Pain, to Rasa in Hindu Ethics Bakinaz Abdalla: Reply to Jessica Frazier Mark C. Murphy: Reply to Jessica Frazier 12: Bakinaz Abdalla: Morality and Divine Law: Reflections on Islamic Theology and Falsafah Jessica Frazier: Reply to Bakinaz Abdalla Mark C. Murphy: Reply to Bakinaz Abdalla V. Life and the Afterlife: Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism 13: Bronwyn Finnigan: Conventionalizing Rebirth: Buddhist Agnosticism and the Doctrine of Two Truths Ankur Barua: Reply to Bronwyn Finnigan Olla Solomyak: Reply to Bronwyn Finnigan 14: Ankur Barua: 'Liberation in Life': Advaita Allegories for Defeating Death Bronwyn Finnigan: Reply to Ankur Barua Olla Solomyak: Reply to Ankur Barua 15: Olla Solomyak: The World to Come: A Perspective Ankur Barua: Reply to Olla Solomyak Bronwyn Finnigan: Reply to Olla Solomyak VI. Conclusion 16: Kelly James Clark: Philosophy and Friendship
Yujin Nagasawa is Professor of Philosophy and Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of God and Phenomenal Consciousness (CUP, 2008), The Existence of God (Routledge, 2011), Miracles: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2017), and Maximal God: A New Defence of Perfect Being Theism (OUP, 2017). Mohammad Saleh Zarepour is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Manchester. His research interests include medieval Islamic philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of logic. He is the author of Necessary Existence and Monotheism (CUP, 2022).
