The Ends of Philosophy of Religion: Terminus and Telos

by Timothy D. Knepper

Knepper criticizes existing efforts in the philosophy of religion for being out of step with, and therefore useless to, the academic study of religion, then forwards a new program for philosophy of religion that is in step with, and therefore useful to, the academic study of religion.

Genres: Philosophy

220 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Timothy Knepper is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Drake University, where he chairs the Department of Philosophy and Religion and directs The Comparison Project.

Reviews

[Andrew]

A clearly structured and well organized argument that shortcomings shared by analytic and continental philosophy of religion may be surpassed by a philosophy of religion that will commit to thick description, formal comparison, and multidimensional explanation and evaluation of religious reason giving across traditions and cultures. A philosophy of religion that settles for less settles for not understanding religion and thus for not being philosophy.