Cover; Book title; Contents; Introduction; 1 Religious language; What is religious language?; The uses and purpose of religious language; The verification principle; Strong verification: the logical positivists; Weak verification; The falsification principle; Flew's argument; Hare's response; Mitchell's response; The meaningfulness of religious language; The via negativa; Models and qualifiers; Language games; Symbol, analogy and myth; Language as symbol; Language as analogy; Myth and religious language; 2 Religious experience; What is religious experience?; Direct and indirect experiences., Types of religious experiencePublic and private experiences; Visions; Voices; Evaluating visions and voices; Numinous experience; Conversion experiences; Corporate religious experiences; Views and conclusions; William James; Other scholars; Evaluation of religious experience; 3 Revelation; What is meant by saying that scripture reveals God?; General revelation; Special revelation; Propositional revelation; Non-propositional revelation; 4 Miracles; What are miracles?; Different definitions; The biblical concept of miracles; Old Testament miracles; New Testament miracles., The importance of miracles for religious believersOther concepts of miracles; Hume's criticisms; Wiles's criticisms; Miracles and the problem of evil; Wiles versus Ward; Modern life and belief in miracles; Richard Dawkins; John Polkinghorne; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Atheists; 5 Attributes: the nature of God; How do we describe God?; Key concepts; God's simplicity; God's eternity; God as eternal and timeless; God as eternal and everlasting; Alternative approaches to God's eternity; God's omnipotence; God's omniscience; Understanding God's omniscience; God's omnibenevolence; Rewards and punishment., and Should a good God reward and punish?6 Life and death; Is life after death possible?; Dualism/monism; Immortality of the soul; Reincarnation; Rebirth; Resurrection; The distinctions between the body and soul; Plato; Aristotle; Hick; Richard Dawkins; Different views of life after death; Resurrection; Reincarnation; Disembodied existence; Key questions; The afterlife and the problem of evil; Key questions.
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