Through a darkening glass: Philosophy, literature, and cultural change

Phillips, D.Z.

University of Notre Dame Press

Translated from the French by Emerson Buchanan. Beacon Press, Boston. 362 pages.

Through a Darkening Glass: Philosophy, Literature & Cultural Change

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

This is a collection of essays by one of the worlds leading philosophers, inviting the reader on a journey of reflection about morality and religion with reference to twentieth-century literature. The journey is one concerned to distinguish between fantasy and reality. Phillips, as a philosopher, believes that this struggle is often better expressed in literature than it is in contemporary moral philosophy or philosophy of religion.  The range of writers Phillips engages with through the book is wide to say the least. Including T.S. Elliot, Frank Baum, Wallace Stevens, Nathanael West, Dennis Potter, Philip Larkin, Pirandello, Beckett, Carrodoc Evans, Joan Didion, Tom Stoppard, Kafka, Alice Munro, Hemingway, Isaac Babel, Camus, Barbara Pym, Edith Wharton, Elie Wiesel, R.S. Thomas and Flannery O'Connor, the voices of these writers, as Phillips refers to them, are those that have influenced his philosophy over the years.  The book begins in part one by arguing the view that Western culture should by now have put aside the inherent childishness of religious belief. Then in part two Phillips discusses some moral alternatives to religion and in part three he argues the case that there are moral perspectives which are independent of religion and the final part four is a discussion of the possibilities of religious sense often ignored by religious critics.

From Fantasy to Faith

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Wittgenstein and Religion (Swansea Studies in Philosophy)

A collection of essays which explores the significance of Wittgenstein for the Philosophy of Religion. Explorations of central notions in Wittgenstein's later philosophy are brought to bear on the clash between belief and atheism; understanding religious experience; language and ritual; evil and theodicies; miracles; and the possibility of a Christian philosophy.

Religion & Spirituality

R. S. Thomas: Poet of the Hidden God: Meaning and Mediation in the Poetry of R. S. Thomas

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Is religion necessarily a form of fantasy, a superstitious childishness we should have put aside by now? If so, what takes the place of empty heaven? May idle dreams threaten secular moralities as much as they threaten religion? If so, are there authentic forms of religion as well as authentic forms of morality which transcend these threats? These central issues are explored philosophically by the author with reference to twentieth century literature.

Essays & Correspondence

<p>Within the text the author argues that the majority of Anglo-American philosophers of religion who make a distinction between what is called the logical problem of evil and what is known as the practical, emotive or pastoral problem of evil, are making false distinction. He argues that the logical is rooted in the practical. He does not intend to offer one'correct' response to the problem of evil, but to point out the the confusions that are created by reflecting on the logical, conceptual problem in isolation. He advocates that there will always be more than one response to dealing with the problem of evil, but sees it as the job pf philosophers to point out where conceptual confusion arises</p>

The Problem of Evil and the Problem of God

SCM Press

This is a collection of essays by one of the worlds leading philosophers, inviting the reader on a journey of reflection about morality and religion with reference to twentieth-century literature. The journey is one concerned to distinguish between fantasy and reality. Phillips, as a philosopher, believes that this struggle is often better expressed in literature than it is in contemporary moral philosophy or philosophy of religion.The range of writers Phillips engages with through the book is wide to say the least. Including T.S. Elliot, Frank Baum, Wallace Stevens, Nathanael West, Dennis Potter, Philip Larkin, Pirandello, Beckett, Carrodoc Evans, Joan Didion, Tom Stoppard, Kafka, Alice Munro, Hemingway, Isaac Babel, Camus, Barbara Pym, Edith Wharton, Elie Wiesel, R.S. Thomas and Flannery O'Connor, the voices of these writers, as Phillips refers to them, are those that have influenced his philosophy over the years.The book begins in part one by arguing the view that Western culture should by now have put aside the inherent childishness of religious belief. Then in part two Phillips discusses some moral alternatives to religion and in part three he argues the case that there are moral perspectives which are independent of religion and the final part four is a discussion of the possibilities of religious sense often ignored by religious critics.

Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd

<p>In a brilliant series of essays, the distinguished philosopher D. Z. Phillips explores the alternatives for faith after foundationalism. A significant exploration of post-foundationalist thought in its own right, Faith After Foundationalism is also an important evaluation and critique of the theological implications of the views of Alvin Plantinga,</p>

Faith After Foundationalism: Plantinga-rorty-lindbeck-berger-- Critiques And Alternatives

Routledge

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Through a darkening glass: Philosophy, literature, and cultural change

Through a Darkening Glass: Philosophy, Literature & Cultural Change

From Fantasy to Faith

Wittgenstein and Religion (Swansea Studies in Philosophy)

R. S. Thomas: Poet of the Hidden God: Meaning and Mediation in the Poetry of R. S. Thomas

From Fantasy to Faith

From Fantasy to Faith

The Problem of Evil and the Problem of God

From Fantasy to Faith

Faith After Foundationalism: Plantinga-rorty-lindbeck-berger-- Critiques And Alternatives