Philosophy of Religion

Eleanore Stump, Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at St. Louis University has published widely in the areas of Medieval philosophy, philosophy of religion, and metaphysics. She is also the current president of the Society of Christian Philosophers. Michael Murray, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Franklin and Marshall College, works primarily in contemporary philosophy of religion and in early modern philosophy. He is currently a fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

1. What Would Anything Have To Be In Order To Be God?. Omniscience.

Omnipotence.

Perfection.

Eternity.

2. Can We Show By Reason That There Is A God?.

Ontological Argument.

Cosmological Argument.

Teleological Argument.

The Evolutionary Anti-naturalism Argument.

The Argument from Religious Experience.

3. Doesn't All The Evil In The World Show That There Is No God?.

The Problem. Defence.

Theodicies.

Alternative Perspectives.

4. What Is The Relation Of Reason To Religious Belief?.

Evidentialism.

Religious Belief As Basic.

Pascal's Wager.

5. Can We Make Sense Of Religious Doctrines And Practices Miracles?.

Prayer.

Soul.

Revelation.

6. Can Morality Have A Religious Foundation?.

7. How Should Religion, Gender, And Ethnic Diversity Influence Our Thinking About Religion?