Evidence and Faith Philosophy and Religion since the Seventeenth Century The Evolution of Modern Philosophy Series

Charles Taliaferro has written a dynamic narrative history of philosophical reflection on religion from the seventeenth century to the present, with an emphasis on shifting views of faith and the nature of evidence. The book begins with the movement called Cambridge Platonism, which formed a bridge between the ancient and medieval worlds and early modern philosophy. While the book provides a general overview of different movements in philosophy, it also offers a detailed exposition and reflection on key arguments. The scope is broad, from Descartes to contemporary feminist philosophy of religion. Written with clarity and verve, this is a book that will appeal to professionals and students in the philosophy of religion, religious studies, and the history of ideas, as well as informed lay readers.

1. The sovereignty of the good in seventeenth-century philosophy of religion; 2. Cartesian philosophy of religion; 3. The ascendancy of laws of evidence in early modern philosophy of religion; 4. Humean philosophy of religion; 5. Kantian philosophy of religion; 6. Religion and the philosophical gods and giants; 7. Continental and feminist philosophy of religion; 8. Five major moves; 9. Religions, evidence and legitimacy.

Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy at St Olaf College, Minnesota.