{"product_id":"the-will-to-imagine-j-l-schellenberg-9780801447808","title":"The Will to Imagine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Will to Imagine\u003c\/i\u003e completes J. L. Schellenberg's trilogy in the philosophy of religion, following his acclaimed \u003ci\u003eProlegomena to a Philosophy of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom to Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e. This book marks a striking reversal in our understanding of the possibility of religious faith. Where other works treat religious skepticism as a dead end, \u003ci\u003eThe Will to Imagine\u003c\/i\u003e argues that skepticism is the only point from which a proper beginning in religious inquiry--and in religion itself--can be made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Schellenberg, our immaturity as a species not only makes justified religious belief impossible but also provides the appropriate context for a type of faith response grounded in imagination rather than belief, directed not to theism but to ultimism, the heart of religion. This new and nonbelieving form of faith, he demonstrates, is quite capable of nourishing an authentic religious life while allowing for inquiry into ways of refining the generic idea that shapes its commitments. A singular feature of Schellenberg's book is his claim, developed in detail, that unsuccessful believers' arguments can successfully be recast as arguments for imaginative faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of the rational failure of traditional forms of religious belief, \u003ci\u003eThe Will to Imagine\u003c\/i\u003e fashions an unconventional form of religion better fitted, Schellenberg argues, to the human species as it exists today and as we may hope it will evolve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. L. Schellenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801447801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801447808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2009 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 14","brand":"J. L. Schellenberg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059729789183,"sku":"9780801447808","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5781ead3-6124-4632-bcda-80e239b7dba2.jpg?v=1685059985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-will-to-imagine-j-l-schellenberg-9780801447808","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}