Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion

An exciting introduction to the contribution which the later Wittgenstein made to the philosophy of religion. Although his writings on the subject have been few, Wittgenstein developed influential and controversial theories on both religion (and magic) which emphasize the distinctive nature of religious discourse and how this nature can be misunderstood when viewed in direct competition with science. The contributors of this collection shed new light on the perennial debate between faith and reason. The result is a collection that is both informative and stimulating.

Mark Addis is a Lecturer at the University of Central England and the author of Wittgenstein: Making Sense of Other Minds. Robert L. Arrington is Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University. He is the author of Rationalism, Realism, and Relativism and Western Ethics, the editor of the Blackwell Companion to the Philosophers, and co-editor of two other collections of essays on Wittgenstein published by Routledge. Alan Bailey is College Lecturer in Philosophy at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. William H. Brenner is Professor of Philosophy at Old Dominion University and the author of Logic and Philosophy and Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. Brian R. Clack is Tutor in Philosophy at St Clare's International College, Oxford. He is the author of An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Religion and Wittgenstein, Frazer and Religion, as well as the co-author of The Philosophy of Religion; A Critical Introduction. Paul Helm is Professor of the History and Philosophy of Religion at King's College, University of London and the author and editor of numerous works in the philosophy of religion, including his recent Faith and Understanding and Faith With Reason. Michael P. Hodges is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and the author of Transcendence and Wittgenstein's Tractatus. John Hyman is a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford, and the author of The Imitation of Nature. Kai Nielsen is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Calgary and Adjunct Professor at Concordia University. He is the author of numerous books and articles in the philosophy of religion and other areas of philosophy, including the recent Naturalism Without Foundations. Iakovos Vasiliou is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University and the author of articles relating Wittgenstein to Greek philosophy.