This concise, well-structured survey examines the problem of evil in the context of the philosophy of religion. One of the core topics in that field, the problem of evil is an enduring challenge that Western philosophers have pondered for almost two thousand years. The main problem of evil consists in reconciling belief in a just and loving God with the evil and suffering in the world. Michael Peterson frames this issue by working through questions such as the following: What is the relation of rational belief to religious faith? What different conceptual moves are possible on either side of...

"The crown of crime shall fall as kin performs regicide before the time of dawn. The crown of crime shall pass to another as the destiny of an innocent disturbs a kingdom." -Meekil A prophecy foretells of an unfortunate incident that will affect an entire kingdom. An innocent is tragically destined for a guilty cataclysm. The Crown of Crime is able to stand apart from all other stories, yet its characters are prevalent in the other books of The Frenalose Galaxy Collection. It conjures adult themes, yet it's as suitable for children as a common children's rhyme. It is a simple, sinister story...

Mass media images of the male are central to popular culture. This book analyzes a genre known as -performance art monologues- as presented by white heterosexual men. Its focus is stand-up comedians and stage and screen artists, including Spald-ing Gray, Eric Bogosian, Josh Kornbluth, Rob Becker, Andrew Dice Clay, Wallace Shawn, and Danny Hoch, whose acts portray and investigate power, politics, privilege, and community. Solo work has become the dominant form in performance art, and stand-up comedy has returned to the front row of popular culture. While apparently free of many traditional...

Reason and Religious Belief, now in its fifth edition, explores perennial questions in the philosophy of religion. Drawing from the best in both classical and contemporary discussions, the authors examine religious experience, faith and reason, the divine attributes, arguments for and against the existence of God, divine action (in various forms of theism), Reformed epistemology, religious language, religious diversity, and religion and science.

Revised and updated to reflect current philosophical discourse, the fifth edition offers new material on neuro-theology, the "new...

Michael Peterson identifiziert Erfolgsfaktoren und Rahmenbedingungen fur erfolgreichen Wissenstransfer, Wissensgenerierung und Wissensanwendung im Rahmen der Projekt- und Teamarbeit strategischer Unternehmensberatungen.
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Incorporating twelve new readings, Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, Fifth Edition, presents eighty-two selections grouped into fourteen thematic sections, providing instructors with great flexibility in organizing their courses. While it deals primarily with the Western and analytic traditions in philosophy, the book also incorporates readings representing continental, Asian, and Islamic perspectives. The selections are enhanced by substantial section introductions, study questions, suggested readings, and an extensive glossary at the end of the book. The fifth edition...

Alone - and targeted - on an isolated farm, 12 year old Henry finds himself at the center of a maelstrom of terror, and a dark family legacy, when his secretive grandfather dies suddenly in the night.

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