Evil Revisited

Books reviewed in this article:
Stephen T. Davis (ed.), Encountering Evil: Live Options in Theodicy
William L. Rowe (ed.), God and the Problem of Evil
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty (ed.), The Many Faces of Evil: Historical Perspectives     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
John J. Ansbro. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Making of a Mind. Mary knoll
Leonard Harris (ed.), Philosophy Born of Struggle: Anthology of Afro-American Philosophy from 1917
Ronald J. Glossop, Confronting War: An Examination of Humanity's Most Pressing Problem Jefferson. N.C.: McFarland & Co., 1983
James S. Fishkin, Beyond Subjective Morality: Ethical Reaesoning and Political Philosophy. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1984     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Rae Langton, Kantian Humility: Our Ignorance of Things in Themselves
Julia Annas, Platonic Ethics, Old and New
Cynthia A. Freeland (ed.), Feminist Interpretations of Aristotle
Christopher Williams, A Cultivated Reason: an Essay on Hume and Humeanism
John I. Jenkins, Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas
John Finnis, Aquinas: Moral, Political, and Legal Theory
Stewart Shapiro, Philosophy of Mathematics: Structure and Ontology
John Burgess and Gideon Rosen, A Subject with No Object: Strategies for Nominalistic Interpretation of Mathematics
Peter Smith, Explaining Chaos
Sahotra Sarkar, Genetics and Reductionism
Antony Duff (ed.), Philosophy and the Criminal Law: Principle and Critique
Susan Haack, Manifesto of a Passionate Moderate: Unfashionable Essays
Jean-Pierre Dupuy (ed.), Self-Deception and Paradoxes of Rationality
Peter French and Howard Wettstein (eds), Philosophy of the Emotions     

Book Reviews

Robinson, Howard Perception
Macnamara, John and Reyes, Gonzalo E. (eds) The Logical Foundations of Cognition
Michael, M. and O'Leary-Hawthorne, J. (eds) Philosophy in Mind
McCulloch, Gregory The Mind and its World
Wilson, Robert A. Cartesian Psychology and Physical Minds
Harris, Henry (ed.), Identity
Landman, Janet Regret: the Persistence of the Possible
Miller, David Critical Rationalism: a Restatement and Defence
Stevenson, Leslie and Byerly, Henry The Many Faces of Science
Fogelin, Robert J. Pyrrhonian Reflections on Knowledge and Justification
Sessions, William Lad The Concept of Faith: a Philosophical Investigation
Copp, David Morality, Normativity and Society
Kane, Robert Through the Moral Maze: Searching for Absolute Values in a Pluralistic World
Gellner, Ernest Encounters with Nationalism
Hadot, Pierre Philosophy as a Way of Life; Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
Grayling, A.C. (ed.), Philosophy: a Guide Through the Subject
Bunning, Nicholas and Tsui-James, E.P. (eds) The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy     

To Buy or Not to Buy? Introducing Philosophy of Religion

Books reviewed in this article:
Beverley Clack and Brian R. Clack, The Philosophy of Religion: A Critical Introduction
Brian Davies OP (ed.), Philosophy of Religion: A Guide to the Subject     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Rolf Sartorius (ed.), Paternalism . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press
Fred R. Dallmayr, Language and Politics: Why does Language Matter to Political Philosophy.
John W. Murphy, The Social Philosophy of Martin Buber: The Social World as a Human Dimension.     

The Grammar of Politics, Wittgenstein and Political Philosophy

Books reviewed:
Cressida J. Heyes (ed.), The Grammar of Politics, Wittgenstein and Political Philosophy , Cornell University Press, 2003, xii + 259, no price. Reviewed by Peter Johnson, University of Southampton Department of Philosophy University of Southampton Highfield Southampton UK     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books Reviewed
Philip J. Ivanhoe, Confucian Moral Self Cultivation
T. C. Kline III and Philip J. Ivanhoe (eds.), Virtue, Nature, and Moral Agency in the Xunzi
Robert C. Neville, Boston Confucianism: Portable Tradition in the Late–Modern World
Kuang–ming Wu, On Metaphoring: A Cultural Hermeneutic
Chenyang Li (ed.), The Sage and the Second Sex     

REVIEWS

Books reviewed: Antony Copley (ed.), Hinduism in Public and Private: Reform, Hindutva, Gender, and Sampraday James D.G. Dunn and John Rogerson (eds), Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible John Webster, Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch Musimbi R.A. Kanyoro, Introducing Feminist Cultural Hermeneutics: An African Perspective Eryl W. Davies, The Dissenting Reader: Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible Ralph McInerny, Aquinas Sarah Borden, Edith Stein M.F. Snape, The Church of England in Industrialising Society: The Lancashire Parish of Whalley in the 18^th Century Stephen Platten (ed.), Anglicanism and the Western Christian Tradition: Continuity, Change and the Search for Communion Paul Avis (ed.), Seeking the Truth of Change in the Church: Reception, Communion and the Ordination of Women Donald Fairbairn, Eastern Orthodoxy Through Western Eyes Wallace M. Alston, Jr. and Michael Welker (eds), Reformed Theology: Identity and Ecumenicity John G. Stackhouse, Jr. (ed.), Evangelical Ecclesiology: Reality or Illusion? Lamin Sanneh, Whose Religion is Christianity? The Gospel Beyond the West Joerg Rieger (ed.), Opting for the Margins: Postmodernity and Liberation in Christian Theology Andrew Wright, Religion, Education and Postmodernity Karl Ernst Nipkow, God, Human Nature and Education for Peace: New Approaches to Moral and Religious Maturity Henrique Pinto, Foucault, Christianity and Interfaith Dialogue Viggo Mortensen (ed.), Theology and the Religions: A Dialogue Michael L. Peterson and Raymond J. Vanarragon (eds), Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion Pamela Sue Anderson and Beverley Clack (eds), Feminist Philosophy of Religion: Critical Readings Bruno Forte, The Essence of Christianity Jean‐Louis Chrétien, The Ark of Speech David Bentley Hart, The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of the Christian Faith Gerald O’Mahony, A Way into the Trinity: The Story of a Journey Peter Byrne, God and Realism Simon Francis Gaine, ‘Will There Be Freedom in Heaven?’: Freedom, Impeccability and Beatitude Michael Washburn, Embodied Spirituality in a Sacred World Michael Breen, Eamonn Conway, Barry McMillan, (eds), Technology and Transcendence Alan G. Padgett, Science and the Study of God: A Mutuality Model for Theology and Science Anne Primavesi, Gaia's Gift: Earth, Ourselves and God after Copernicus Eric O. Jacobsen, Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith Gerard Loughlin, Alien Sex: The Body and Desire in Cinema and Theology Kathryn Rountree, Embracing the Witch and the Goddess: Feminist‐Ritual Makers in New Zealand     

Short Notices

Books reviewed in this article:
Konrad Schaefer, Psalms
L. Daniel Hawk, Joshua
Hans Urs von Balthasar (ed.), Robert J. Daly, S.J. (trans.), Origen: Spirit and Fire, A Thematic Anthology of His Writings
Nicholas de Lange (ed.), Ignaz Maybaum: A Reader
James M. Byrne, God: Thoughts in an Age of Uncertainty
David R. Law Inspiration
Stanley J. Grenz and John R. Franke, Beyond Foundationalism: Shaping Theology in a Postmodern Context
George Pattison, A Short Course in the Philosophy of Religion
Rufus Black, Christian Moral Realism – Natural Law, Narrative, Virtue, and the Gospel
Peter C. Hodgson, Theology in the Fiction of George Eliot
Theresa M. DiPasquale, Literature and Sacrament: The Sacred and the Secular in John Donne
Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten, Deep Economy: Caring for Ecology, Humanity and Religion
David Martin, Pentecostalism: The World Their Parish
Douglas V. Porpora, Landscapes of the Soul: The Loss of Moral Meaning in American Life     

Stanley Cavell

Books reviewed:
Richard Eldridge (ed.), Stanley Cavell , Cambridge University Press, 2003, x + 248, price £40.00 hb, £14.95 pb. Reviewed by Elizabeth Wolgast, California State University, Hayward Philosophy Department California State University, Hayward California 94542 USA     

Short Notices

Books reviewed in this article: Julian Baldick, Animal and Shaman: Ancient Religions of Central Asia David Noel Freedman, Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible Tod Linafelt (ed.), Strange Fire: Reading the Bible after the Holocaust Michael Joseph Brown, What They Don't Tell You: A Survivor's Guide to Biblical Studies Esther Fuchs, Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative: Reading the Hebrew Bible as a Woman Karl Löning and Erich Zenger, To Begin with, God Created ≡: Biblical Theologies of Creation Gregory W. Dawes (ed.), The Historical Jesus Quest: Landmarks in the Search for the Jesus of History Kevin Ward and Brian Stanley (eds), The Church Mission Society and World Christianity, 1799–1999 Leslie J. Francis and Yaacov J. Katz (eds), Joining and Leaving Religion: Research Perspectives Kimon Howland Sargeant, Seeker Churches: Promoting Traditional Religion in a Nontraditional Way J. Heywood Thomas, and Paul Tillich, Outstanding Christian Thinkers John Webster, and Karl Barth, Outstanding Christian Thinkers Samuel M. Powell, The Trinity in German Thought James Woodward and Stephen Pattison (eds), The Blackwell Reader in Pastoral and Practical Theology Marc Gopin, Between Eden and Armageddon: The Future of World Religions, Violence, and Peacemaking John Hick, The Fifth Dimension: An Exploration of the Spiritual Realm Mark Larrimore (ed.), The Problem of Evil: A Reader Michael Taylor, Poverty and Christianity: Reflections at the Interface between Faith and Experience Patrick Riley, Civilizing Sex: On Chastity and the Common Good Brian S. Hook and R. R. Reno, Heroism and the Christian Life: Reclaiming Excellence Douglas A. Hicks, Inequality and Christian Ethics Joseph Sittler, Evocations of Grace: Writings on Ecology, Theology and Ethics M. W. Sinnett, Restoring the Conversation: Socratic Dialectic in the Authorship of Søren Kierkegaard Eef Dekker, Middle Knowledge Pierre‐Marie Emonet, The Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Being Pierre‐Marie Emonet, The Greatest Marvel of Nature. An Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person Scott Cowdell, A God for this World Alister E. McGrath (ed.), Christian Literature: An Anthology Rowan Williams, Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement     

REVIEW

Book Reveiwed in this article:
Tamara Horowitz & Gerald J. Massey (eds.), Thought Experiments in Science and Philosophy     

Book Reviews

Childs, Brevard S., Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments Taylor, Richard A., The Peshitta of Daniel McCracken, David, The Scandal of the Gospels Lee, Dorothy A., The Symbolic Narratives of the Fourth Gospel: The Interplay of Form and Meaning Harris, Elizabeth, Prologue and Gospel: The Theology of the Fourth Evangelist Bischoff, Bernhard and Lapidge, Michael, Biblical Commentaries from the Canterbury School of Theodore and Hadrian Gamble, Harry Y., Books and Readers in the Early Church: A History of Early Christian Texts Meredith, Anthony, The Cappadocians Williams, Daniel H., Ambrose of Milan and the End of the Arian–Nicene Conflicts Brundage, James A., Medieval Canon Law Jotischky, Andrew, The Perfection of Solitude: Hermits and Monks in the Crusader States Nicholas, John A. and Thomas Shank, Lillian (eds), Hidden Springs: Cistercian Monastic Women Frugoni, Chiara, Francesco e l’invenzione delle stimmate Terpstra, Nicholas, Lay Confraternities and Civic Religion in Renaissance Bologna O’Reilly, Terence, From Ignatius to John of the Cross: Spirituality and Literature in Sixteenth-Century Spain Ditchfield, Simon, Liturgy, Sanctity and History in Tridentine Italy: Pietro Maria Campi and the Preservation of the Particular Smith, Gerald, Galileo: A Dramatised Life Levi, Honor (trans.), Levi, Anthony (introd. and notes), Blaise Pascal: ‘Pensées’ and Other Writings Hope, Nicholas, German and Scandinavian Protestantism, 1700 to 1918 Wetsel, David, Pascal and Disbelief: Catechesis and Conversion in the ‘Pensées’ Kent, Peter C. and Pollard, John F. (eds), Papal Diplomacy in the Modern Age Sundermeier, Michael and Churchill, Robert (eds), The Literary and Educational Effects of the Thought of John Henry Newman Dulles, Avery, The Assurance of Things Hoped For: A Theology of Christian Faith Schwöbel, Christoph (ed.), Trinitarian Theology Today Weinandy, Thomas, In the Likeness of Sinful Flesh: An Essay on the Humanity of Christ Werbick, Jürgen, Kirche: Ein Ekklesiologischer Entwurf für Studium und Praxis Winter, Michael, The Atonement Moloney, Raymond, The Eucharist Bauckham, Richard, The Theology of Jürgen Moltmann Mitchell, Basil, Faith and Criticism Padgett, A. (ed.), Reason and the Christian Religion: Essays in Honour of Richard Swinburne Helm, Paul, The Providence of God Oelschlaeger, Max, Caring for Creation: An Ecumenical Approach to Environmental Crisis Attfield, Robin and Belsey, Andrew (eds), Philosophy and the Natural Environment Law, Jane Marie (ed.), Religious Reflections on the Human Body Gormally, Luke (ed.), Euthanasia: Clinical Practice and the Law Fischer, John Martin (ed.), The Metaphysics of Death Grayling, Anthony (ed.), Philosophy: A Guide Through the Subject Taylor, C.C.W. (ed.), Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Volume XIII Gallagher, David M. (ed.), Thomas Aquinas and his Legacy Knasas, John F.X. (ed.), Thomistic Papers VI Selbourne, David, The Principle of Duty Frowen, Stephen and McHugh, Francis P. (eds), Financial Decision-Making and Moral Responsibility     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Gordon Graham, Evil and Christian Ethics J. C. Lester, Escape From Leviathan: Liberty, Welfare and Anarchy Reconciled Peter Vallentyne and Hillel Steiner (ed.), The Origins of Left‐Libertarianism: An Anthology of Historical Writings; Left‐Libertarianism and Its Critics: The Contemporary Debate James P. Sterba, Social and Political Philosophy: Contemporary Perspectives R. S. Downie and Jane MacNaughton, Clinical Judgement: Evidence in Practice John Hardwig, Is There a Duty to Die?: with other essays in Bioethics James M. Humber and Robert F. Almeder (ed.), Is There a Duty to Die?     

Once More. . .

Short notices of reissued books:
Ken Parry (ed.), The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity
Rowan Williams, Arius
Colin E. Gunton, Becoming and Being: The Doctrine of God in Charles Hartshorne and Karl Barth
Leszek Kolakowski, Religion. If There Is No God. . .: On God, the Devil, Sin and Other Worries of the So-Called Philosophy of Religion     

Pointing Unknowingly: Fantasy, Nonsense and 'Religious Understanding'

Lewis, Charles M. (ed.), Relativity and Religion
Tessin, Timothy and von der Ruhr, Mario (eds), Philosophy and the Grammar of Religious Belief     

Wittgenstein,Aesthetics and Philosophy

Books reviewed: Peter B. Lewis (ed.), Wittgenstein, Aesthetics and Philosophy (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004). 255 pp., price £49.50.
Reviewed by Ole Martin Skilleås, University of Bergen, Norway
Department of Philosophy
University of Bergen
Sydnesplassen 7
NO‐5007 Bergen
Ole.skilleas@fil.uib.no     

Short Notices

Jerrold E. Levy, In the Beginning: The Navajo Genesis Luise Schottroff, Silvia Schroer & Marie-Theres Wacker, Feminist Interpretation: The Bible in Woman's Perspective Ben Witherington, Grace in Galatia: A Commentary on St Paul's Letter to the Galatians Donald Armstrong (ed.), The Truth about Jesus R. N. Longenecker (ed.), Life in the Face of Death: The Resurrection Message of the New Testament A. Friesen, Erasmus, the Anabaptists and the Great Commission Alan P. F. Sell (ed.), Mill and Religion: Contemporary Responses to Mill's, ‘Three Essays on Religion’ G. W. F. Hegel (ed. Peter C. Hodgson), Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Volume III: The Consummate Religion John Webster, Barth's Moral Theology: Human Action in Barth's Thought Anne Hunt, What are they saying about the Trinity? David A. S. Fergusson, The Cosmos and the Creator: An Introduction to the Theology of Creation C. David Grant, Thinking Through Our Faith: Theology for 21st Century Christians Walter Wink, The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium Michael Nazir-Ali, Citizens and Exiles: Christian Faith in a Plural World Robert J. Schreiter, The Ministry of Reconciliation: Spirituality and Strategies John Gladwin, Love and Liberty: Faith and Unity in a Postmodern Age Eric O. Springsted (ed.), The Spirituality and Theology: Essays in Honour of Diogenes Allen Kenneth Leech, Drugs and Pastoral Care S. E. Lammers and A. Verhey (eds), On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics Anthony Elliot (ed.), Freud 2000     

SHORT NOTICES

Great Christian Thinkers, Hans Küng
Folklore and the Hebrew Bible, Susan Niditch
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, B. R. Tilghman
The Gospel According to John: A Literary and Theological Commentary, Thomas L. Brodie
Laughter A Theological Essay, Karl-Josef Kuschel
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought, Alister E. McGrath (ed.)
Jonah (Old Testament Library) James Limburg
Gender, Power and Promise: The Subject of the Bible's First Story, Danna Nolan Fewell and David M. Gunn
Hidden Treasure: A Journey towards Healing from Sexual Abuse, Muriel Green and Anne Townsend, Darton, Longman & Todd
Cry Love, Cry Hope: Responding to Aids, Bill Kirkpatrick (ed.), Darton, Longman & Todd
Pastoral Responses to Sexual Issues, William V. Arnold
Christian Theology: An Introduction, Alister E. McGrath
African Theology: A Critical Analysis and Annotated Bibliography, Josiah U. Young III
Raising up a Faithful Priest: Community and Priesthood in Biblical Theology, Richard D. Nelson
Front Line Mission: Ministry in the Market Place, Denis Claringbull
The Psalms: Songs of Tragedy, Hope and Justice, J. David Pleins
A Rabbi Reads the Psalms, Jonathan Magonet