This course examines selected topics in the contemporary analytic philosophy of religion. The
questions we will ask and attempt to answer include: ‘What is God’s nature?’, ‘How is faith related to
reason?’, ‘Are there good reasons to believe that God exists?’, ‘Can the existence of evil be reconciled with
the existence of God?’, ‘When is it reasonable, if ever, to believe that a miracle has occurred?’, and ‘Is
religious exclusivism a reasonable position in today’s world?’
Required Materials:
• Brian Davies (1993) An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. (Oxford University Press).
• Supplementary readings as posted on the Learning Management System
Topics to be covered
- Introduction
- Philosophy and Religious Belief
- Talking about God
- God and Evil
- The Ontological Argument
- The Cosmological Argument
- The Argument from Design
- Experience and God
- Eternity
- Morality and Religion
- Miracle
- Life after Death