Introducing the philosophy of religion

Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • understand the meaning of the words ‘God’ and ‘religion’
  • understand what the main questions are in philosophy of religion
  • have a better sense of the differences between philosophical questions or arguments and other kinds of questions or arguments
  • think about the relation between belief and evidence, faith and proof
  • have a sense of the variety of arguments for or against God’s existence, and of how to categorise this variety.