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Four Views on the Axiology of Theism Also available from Bloomsbury A Radical Pluralist Philosophy of Religion, by Mikel Burley Debating Christian Religious Epistemology, edited by John M. DePoe and Tyler Dalton McNabb Explaining Evil, edited by W. Paul Franks Free Will and Epistemology, by Robert Lockie God, Existence, and Fictional Objects, by John-Mark L. Miravalle Sacred Music, Religious Desire and Knowledge of God, by Julian Perlmutter Four Views on the Axiology of Theism What Difference Does God Make? Edited by Kirk Lougheed BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, UK 1385 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, USA BLOOMSBURY, BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published in Great Britain 2021 Copyright © Kirk Lougheed, 2021 Kirk Lougheed has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Editor of this work. For legal purposes the Acknowledgments on p. ix constitute an extension of this copyright page. Cover image © Pobytov / Getty images All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc does not have any control over, or responsibility for, any third- party websites referred to or in this book. All internet addresses given in this book were correct at the time of going to press. The author and publisher regret any inconvenience caused if addresses have changed or sites have ceased to exist, but can accept no responsibility for any such changes. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: HB: 978-1-3500-8353-0 ePDF: 978-1-3500-8354-7 eBook: 978-1-3500-8355-4 Typeset by Deanta Global Publishing Services, Chennai, India To find out more about our authors and books visit www.bloomsbury.com and sign up for our newsletters. For Phillip H. Wiebe, I miss you vi Contents Acknowledgments ix 1 Introduction to the Axiology of Theism: The Current Debate and Future Directions Kirk Lougheed 1 2 On Discovering God in the Pluriverse Michael Almeida 19 Commentaries on Almeida 41 Travis Dumsday 41 Perry Hendricks 43 Graham Oppy 45 Reply to Commentaries Michael Almeida 50 3 The Axiology of Theism: Expanding the Contrast Classes Travis Dumsday 59 Commentaries on Dumsday 79 Michael Almeida 79 Perry Hendricks 83 Graham Oppy 87 Reply to Commentaries Travis Dumsday 91 4 Skeptical Theism, Pro-theism, and Anti-theism Perry Hendricks 95 Commentaries on Hendricks 116 Michael Almeida 116 viii Contents Travis Dumsday 120 Graham Oppy 124 Reply to Commentaries Perry Hendricks 129 5 Naturalistic Axiology Graham Oppy 137 Commentaries on Oppy 157 Michael Almeida 157 Travis Dumsday 161 Perry Hendricks 164 Reply to Commentaries Graham Oppy 168 Recommended Reading List 173 Notes on Contributors 175 Index 176 Acknowledgments There are numerous individuals to thank when putting together an edited volume. To begin, I would like to thank Colleen Coalter at Bloomsbury. She was enthusiastic about my idea for this book from the very moment I first contacted her about it. Becky Holland at Bloomsbury has helped all along the way with administrative tasks (including helping me to stay on schedule!). I’m grateful that Bloomsbury was willing to give a junior scholar like me the op- portunity to put together an edited collection. I also must thank all of the contributors to this collection: Mike Almeida, Travis Dumsday, Perry Hendricks, and Graham Oppy. Many of them are far more senior in the field than I am and yet were excited to contribute to the volume and work with me. I’m humbled to have been the editor for their work. Given the interactive nature of this volume it was quite important that the authors meet deadlines. Not only did all of the authors meet the deadlines, but they also responded quickly to my emails. This made my job as editor much easier than it would have been otherwise. Perry Hendricks deserves special credit for joining the project rather late but still meeting all of the deadlines. I would also like to thank Klaas Kraay. He sparked my initial interest in the axiology of theism and has been a constant source of encouragement. My parents, Stephenson and Diane, have always been supportive of my philosophical endeavors. I would not have gotten this far without them. This book is dedicated to one of my most important philosophical mentors, Phillip H. Wiebe. Sadly, he passed away in the fall of 2018 and did not live to see this book come to fruition.
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