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Title: | Review of 'John Hick: A Critical Introduction and Reflection': by David Cheetham | Contributor(s): | Gray, FM (author) | Publication Date: | 2004 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/422 | Abstract: | David Cheetham's text, 'John Hick: A Critical Introduction and Reflection' is an extensive introduction to the equally extensive work of philosopher of religion, John Hick. Cheetham traces the development of Hick's thinking from Hick's early adoption of phenomenological approaches ('experiencing-as') to his articulation of a religious pluralism that attempts to read together the world's major religious traditions. Cheetham engages with Hick's defenders and critics, painstakingly analysing the themes which have occupied the minds of philosophers of religion during the twentieth century. Hence we are introduced to the work of Augustine, Irenaeus, Anthony Flew, Terence Penelhum, Richard Swinburne, amongst others.The themes around which these philosophers have focused their work,many of which are 'mainstream' philosophical issues, and which Hick highlights in his own work: realism and anti-realism, metaphysical dualism, belief and knowledge, soul-making and life after death, are some of the most difficult questions on the philosophical agenda. | Publication Type: | Review | Source of Publication: | Ars Disputandi: The Online Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 4(4), p. 1-7 paragraphs | Publisher: | Igitur, Utrecht Publishing & Archiving Services | Place of Publication: | Germany | ISSN: | 1566-5399 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 220399 Philosophy not elsewhere classified | HERDC Category Description: | D3 Review of Single Work | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.arsdisputandi.org/publish/articles/000167/article.pdf http://www.arsdisputandi.org/ |
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