Philosophy of religion

The philosophy of religion is that branch of philosophy concerned with religion and religions.

The philosophy of religion typically investigates metaphysical questions such as the existence and nature of a god or gods, the possibility of miracles, and the consistency of an imperfect world (one that contains, for example, error or evil) and a perfect god or gods, epistemological questions such as the status and nature of faith and of religious experience, questions of the possibility and nature or religious language, and ethical questions concerning the relationship between morality and a god or gods.

Further reading

Collections of readings

• Ann Loades and Loyal D. Rue [edd] Contemporary Classic in Philosophy of Religion. La Salle, Illinois: Open Court, 1991. ISBN0-8126-9169-5
• Eleonore Stump and Michael J. Murray [edd] Philosophy of Religion: The Big Questions. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. ISBN 0-631-20604-3

General and introductory monographs

• Brian Davies An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-19-289235-5
• Robin Le Poidevin Arguing for Atheism: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. London: Routledge 1996. ISBN 0-415-09338-4
• J.L. Mackie The Miracle of Theism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. ISBN 0-19-824682-X
• Arvind Sharma The Philosophy of religion: A Buddhist Perspective. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN019564272-4
• Charles Taliaferro Contemporary Philosophy of Religion. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998. ISBN 1-55786-449-7

See also

• Natural theology
• Psychology of religion
• Sociology of religion
• Theology