God, Truth and Reality Essays in Honour of John Hick [Paperback]

All arts and sciences, in their own way, ultimately try to come to grips with reality. What sets philosophy, theology and religion apart is that they grapple with ultimate reality. Over the decades spanned by John Hick's life, in the course of this grappling (reminiscent of Jacob's nocturnal encounter with the angel) philosophy became analytic, theology dialogical and religion comparative along one line of development. In these essays, written in honour of Professor Hick, leading world scholars in these fields share their most recent insights. They are, so to speak, postcards from the cutting edge.Notes on the Contributors - SECTION 1: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH - The Life and Work of John Hick; P.Badham - SECTION 2: APPRECIATIONS - John Hick: A Personal Appreciation; A.Sharma - John Hick's Contribution to the Philosophy of Religion; W.L.Rowe - John Hick: Faith and Knowledge; W.P.Alston - SECTION 3: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF JOHN HICK - God and Absolute Nothingness; M.Abe - Aesthetic Goodness as a Solution to the Problem of Evil; M.McCord Adams - Religion after Babel; R.M.Adams - Islam and the Hegehomy of the West; M.Arkoun - Christianity and Non-Christian Religions: A Neo-Darwinian Revolution; J.Bowker - John Hick on Life after Death; J.B.Cobb, Jr - The Pluralism of Religions; L.B.Gilkey - John Hick and the Question of Truth in Religion; B.Hebblethwaite - The Difficult Limits of Logic; A.Jeffner - Religious Diversity and Religious Truth; G.D.Kaufman - Reflections on the Ambiguity of the World; T.Penelhum - A Contemplation of Absolutes; N.Smart - Is the Plurality of Faiths Problematic?; N.Solomon - Acts of God; S.Sutherland - Divine Ineffability; K.Ward - The Meaning of Christ; M.Wiles - How to Speak of God: A Meditation; Y.Seiichi - SECTION 4: JOHN HICK: A BIBLIOGRAPHY - Index