In this free course, Introducing the philosophy of religion, Timothy Chappell, Professor of Philosophy, asks what the words 'God' and 'religion' mean, and what it means to ask philosophical questions about them.
Course 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.
A solid introduction to Philosophy of Religion. Discussions around Religion and God are quite commonplace in the internet, but they tend to stay at a fairly low level of discourse. Courses like this can help elevate the conversations people have by introducing them to more rigorous ways to think about these matters.