TY  - BOOK
T1  - The analogy of religion with a selection from the correspondence between Joseph Butler and Samuel Clarke
A2  - McNaughton, David
LA  - English
PP  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Oxford University Press
YR  - 2021
ED  - First edition.
UL  - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-8027390931316511796
AB  - "Joseph Butler's Analogy of Religion is an important work in terms of its historical influence and its contemporary relevance. In it, Butler defends Christian belief against many well-known objections: for instance, that the evidence for Christianity is weak; that it is impossible to believe in miracles; that if God existed he would have revealed himself clearly to everyone. The problems Butler discusses are current in contemporary philosophy of religion, but his answers are often ignored, or given short shrift. Butler argues that by examining this world we have reason to believe its Creator is both benevolent and just; that virtue will be rewarded and vice punished. Even if we have doubts, we would be well advised to take Christianity seriously, given what is at stake. The work includes seminal discussions of life after death, personal identity, and the structure of our ethical thought. In addition to extensive note, David McNaughton's edition includes a detailed synopsis, a selection from the correspondence between Butler and Samuel Clarke, and an overview of philosophical influences on Butler's thought"--
OP  - 259
CN  - BT 1100 A53 2021
SN  - 9780198785873 (paperback)
KW  - Apologetics : Early works to 1800.
KW  - Analogy (Religion) : Early works to 1800.
ER  -