Reviews for God and the philosophers

The average rating for God and the philosophers based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-03-11 00:00:00 Malia Hunter This book has been very helpful to me. As a Christian who has taken up philosophy as a major, this collection of essays by Christian philosophers (except for David Shatz who is an Orthodox Jew) has been a kind of medicine to the anxiety of my soul. Not that I am afraid of pursuing philosophy, but curious about its overall relation to religion. It has also helped make my focus clear on the area of philosophy I think I will pursue. I’d encourage any Christian to read this book in order to see that philosophy and religion are not antithetical to one another, but can help with making sense of one’s own beliefs, and an attempt at clarifying difficult questions that involve evil, morality, wishful thinking, et al.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-05-18 00:00:00 Remigiusz Bojdys The best essays in this collection (my favourite is by Peter Van Inwagen) are five-star quality. Some others are really good, and there are a couple make me think editor Tom Morris requested contributions from friends and then couldn't think of a way not to include them. In general, though, this book is brimming with honesty, humour, and the kind of crystallized wisdom that comes as very smart people who reflect on big questions for a living reflect on some of the biggest questions in their own lives and careers. Kelly Clark's similar book, Philosophers Who Believe, should be read as a companion volume. These two books came out within a year of each other and we've never seen anything like them since. Get 'em both, and you'll find much both to bolster and refine your own faith and to encourage faith in your friends and family members. Don't be intimidated: These people write well--this is not a technical volume--and you'll be both educated and encouraged.