"Through interivews with twelve distinguished philosophers -- including atheists, agnostics, and believers -- Talking God works toward a philosophical understanding and evaluation of religion. Along the way, Gary Putting and his interviewees challenge many common assumptions about religious beliefs." -- Back cover
"All interviews originally appeared in The Stone column of the New York Times." -- Title page verso
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Contents
Preface -- A case for theism / Alvin Plantinga -- A case for Atheism / Louise Antony -- Religion and deconstruction / John caputo -- Experience and belief / Howard Wettstein -- Soft Atheism / Philip Kitcher -- Religion and scientific cosmology / Tim Maudlin -- Religion and evolution / Michael Ruse -- A muslin perspective / Sajjad Rizvi -- Hinduism: divinity without God / Jonardon Ganeri -- Buddhism: religion without divinity / Jay Garfield -- Religion and knowledge / Keith Derose -- A historical context / Daniel Garber -- By way of a conclusion -- About the interviewees -- About the author.