Philosophical theology aims at achieving a theoretical understanding of the nature and attributes of God and of God's relationship to the world and its inhabitants. Contains twenty-six new essays in five sections: Theological Prolegomena, Divine Attributes, God and Creation, Topics in Christian Philosophy, and Non-Christian Philosophical Theology.

• List of Contributors


• Theological Prolegomena


• 1: Richard Swinburne: Authority of Scripture, Tradition, and the Church


• 2: Stephen T. Davis: Revelation and Inspiration


• 3: Del Ratzsch: Science and Religion


• 4: William J. Wainwright: Theology and Mystery


• Divine Attributes


• 5: Jeffrey Brower: Simplicity and Aseity


• 6: Edward Wierenga: Omniscience


• 7: William Lane Craig: Divine Eternity


• 8: Brian Leftow: Omnipotence


• 9: Hud Hudson: Omnipresence


• 10: Laura L. Garcia: Moral Perfection


• God and Creation


• 11: Robin Collins: Divine Action and Evolution


• 12: Thomas Flint: Divine Providence


• 13: Scott A. Davison: Petitionary Prayer


• 14: Mark C. Murphy: Morality and Divine Authority


• 15: Paul Draper: The Problem of Evil


• 16: Michael J. Murray: Theodicy


• 17: Michael Bergmann: Skeptical Theism and the Problem of Evil


• Topics in Christian Philosophical Theology


• 18: Michael Rea: The Trinity


• 19: Oliver D. Crisp: Original Sin and Atonement


• 20: Richard Cross: The Incarnation


• 21: Trenton Merricks: The Resurrection of the Body


• 22: Jerry Walls: Heaven and Hell


• 23: Alexander R. Pruss: The Eucharist: Real Presence and Real Absence


• Non-Christian Philosophical Theology


• 24: Daniel Frank: Jewish Philosophical Theology


• 25: Oliver Leamann: Islamic Philosophical Theology


• 26: John H. Berthrong: Chinese [Confucian] Philosophical Theology