Faith, Reason, and Compassion

This is a radical approach to philosophy of religion. Putting to one side the detached, academic method of standard texts, Gilman advances a Christian philosophy of religion that should engage non-Christian as well as Christian readers. By taking compassion and a specific religious framework seriously, Gilman offers novel, illuminating accounts of the problem of evil, religious pluralism, and other central issues. -- Charles Taliaferro, professor of philosophy, St. Olaf College Overall, Faith, Reason, and Compassion provides innovative refinements to the Christian model of "faith seeking understanding," and Gilman makes a strong case for the illuminating role of compassion in some of the thorniest issues in the philosophy of religion. Christian Scholar's Review James Gilman offers a (com)passionately reasoned defense of Christian belief that avoids the excesses and pretensions of rationality and fideism. By embracing faith and reason, Gilman engages both the heart and mind in a philosophy for whole personsliving in the real (i.e., ambiguous and confusing) world... -- Kelly James Clark, professor of philosophy, Calvin College James Gilman offers a (com)passionately reasoned defense of Christian belief that avoids the excesses and pretensions of rationality and fideism. By embracing faith and reason, Gilman engages both the heart and mind in a philosophy for whole persons living in the real (i.e., ambiguous and confusing) world. -- Kelly James Clark, professor of philosophy, Calvin College