Richard Swinburne’s newest book: Mind, Brain, and Free Will
This book will be published May 15, 2013. Here is the book’s description on Amazon: Mind, Brain, and Free Will presents a powerful new case for substance dualism (the idea that humans consist of two parts–body and soul) and for libertarian free will (that humans have some freedom to choose between alternatives, independently of the … Richard Swinburne’s newest book: Mind, Brain, and Free Will
John Loftus’s New Book, Outsider Test for Faith, is Now Out!
John Loftus recently announced the publication of his latest book, The Outsider Test for Faith. I am massively behind on my list of books to read, so I haven’t read it yet. But I have no doubt it’s a book everyone—theists, agnostics, atheists—interested in the “big questions” should read. So, if you haven’t yet read … John Loftus’s New Book, Outsider Test for Faith, is Now Out!
Christianity Today’s Review of Susan Jacoby’s The Great Agnostic
I haven’t read Jacoby’s book, but Christianity Today’s review strikes me as a sympathetic if somewhat critical review. LINK
Jerry Coyne Blogs about Three Critical Reviews of Nagel’s Book
LINK
Oxford Handbook of Atheism contents
Here’s the contents list of a book coming out in about a year, with some chapters appearing online earlier. It should be interesting… The Oxford Handbook of Atheism [FINAL CONTENTS LIST] Editors: Stephen Bullivant (St Mary’s University College) and Michael Ruse (Florida State University) Introduction: The Study of Atheism – Stephen Bullivant (St Mary’s) and … Oxford Handbook of Atheism contents
J.L. Schellenberg’s “Evolutionary Religion” Prologue and Chapter 1
Available here.
New Book: God and Evil (includes transcript of second Craig-Tooley Debate)
I was able to preview this book at Google Books. In so doing, I discovered that the book contains a transcript of the second debate between William Lane Craig and Michael Tooley on God’s existence. It also contains a chapter on evil and divine hiddenness.
John Post’s Book on Naturalism and Ethics
(redating post originally dated 4 December 2012) I just discovered this book while linking to John Post’s home page in my last post. From Nature to Norms: An Essay in the Metaphysics of Morals (BookSurge, 2008) Book Description: A meticulously scripted and thoughtfully considered monograph about the abyss between morality and biology, From Nature to … John Post’s Book on Naturalism and Ethics
Leiter on the Plantinga/Nagel Saga
LINK (HT: ex-apologist)
Interesting Reference to The Empty Tomb
Since the resurrection is the central event of Christian history, Plantinga at the very least should make the effort to weigh the evidence for and against this event. Swinburne believes the evidence is quite high that the biblical accounts of the resurrection are literally true; others who have investigated the matter sharply disagree.[35]———————–[35] See, for … Interesting Reference to The Empty Tomb