PHILO The Journal of the Society of Humanist Philosophers

In David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, the character Philo braves the religious temperament of the times to provide rational grounds for being skeptical of religious assertions concerning God, reality, and ethics. In this vein, the journal Philo offers high-quality, critical examinations of theistic and religious claims, conducts useful explorations of issues in humanistic and naturalistic ethics, and facilitates meaningful discussion in these areas. The journal is the official publication of the Society of Humanist Philosophers.

PUBLISHER	Paul Kurtz
EDITOR	Keith Parsons
EXECUTIVE EDITOR	Lewis Vaughn
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOCIETY OF HUMANIST PHILOSOPHERS Timithy J. Madigan
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Kurt Baier, James Birx, Mario Bunge, Daniel C. Dennett, Theodore M. Drange, Paul Edwards, Antony Flew, Richard Gale, Adolf Grünbaum, Peter H. Hare, Ted Honderich, Philip Kitcher, Valery Kuvakin, Rovin LePoidevin, Sherrie Lyons, Michael Martin, Kai Nielsen, Graham Oppy, W. V. Quine, J.J.C. Smart, Theodore Schick Jr., Quentin Smith, Svetozar Stojanovic
COPY EDITOR	Mary A. Read
PRODUCTION EDITOR	Bruce Carle
COVER DESIGN	Emily Egan
SUBSCRIPTIONS	David J. Schummer

PHILO is published biannually for $35 (individuals in the U.S. and Canada) or $50 (institutions and overseas, postage included) by the Council for Secular Humanism, a not-for-profit corporation, PO Box 664, Amherst, New York 14226-0664. Second class postage paid at Buffalo, NY.

Subscription information: Timothy J. Madigan, (716) 636-7571, ext. 218; fax (716) 636-1733.

Single issues: $20 plus postage and handling. Back issues: $22 per copy plus postage and handling.

Manuscripts and all editorial correspondence should be directed to Keith Parsons, Box 296, University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, TX 77058-1098; e-mail PARSONS@UHCL.CL.UH.EDU

Contents of Back Issues

PAPERS
Paul Kurtz First Things First: Toward a Minimal Definition of Humanism
Adolf Grünbaum Theological Misinterpetations of Current Physical Cosmology
Richard Gale R. M. Adams's Theodicy of Grace
Kai Nielsen Naturalism and Religion: Must Naturalistic Explanations Explain Religion Away?
Michael Martin Why the Resurrection Is Initially Improbable
Quentin Smith Why Steven Hawking's Cosmology Precludes a Creator
Theodore Schick, Jr. The 'Big Bang' Argument for the Existence of God
Theodore M. Drange Nonbelief vs. Lack of Evidence: Two Atheological Arguments

BOOK REVIEWS
Keith M. Parsons Arguing for Atheism by Rovin Le Poidevin
H. James Birx Human, All Too Human by Friedrich Nietzche, trans. by Marion Faber with
Stephen Lehmann, introduction by Arthur C. Danto
H. James Birx Nietzche's Philosophy of the Eternal Recurrence of the Same by Karl Löwith