Reading Philosophy of Religion

Introduction.
<p>1 Religious Language.</p>
<p>Introduction to the issues.</p>
<p>Introduction to Ayer.</p>
<p>A. J. Ayer, Critique of Theology (selection from Language, Truth and Logic ch. 6) (5).</p>
<p>Commentary on Ayer.</p>
<p>Introduction to BerkeleyGeorge Berkeley, Alciphron (selection from the seventh dialogue) (5).</p>
<p>Commentary on Berkeley.</p>
<p>Introduction to PutnamHilary Putnam Wittgenstein on Religious Language (selection from Renewing Philosophy ch. 7–8) (15).</p>
<p>Commentary on Putnam.</p>
<p>Introduction to AlstonWilliam Alston Referring to God (11).</p>
<p>Commentary on Alston.</p>
<p>2 Reason, Argument and Belief in God.</p>
<p>Introduction to the issues.</p>
<p>Introduction to New.</p>
<p>Christopher New, Antitheism (8).</p>
<p>Commentary on New.</p>
<p>Introduction to Clifford.</p>
<p>William Clifford, The Ethics of Belief (8).</p>
<p>Commentary on Clifford.</p>
<p>Introduction to James.</p>
<p>William James, The Will to Believe (17).</p>
<p>Commentary on James.</p>
<p>Introduction to Plantinga.</p>
<p>Alvin Plantinga, Is Belief in God Properly Basic? (10).</p>
<p>Commentary on Plantinga.</p>
<p>Introduction to Rae.</p>
<p>Georges Rey, Meta–Atheism: Religious Avowal as Self–Deception (8).</p>
<p>Commentary on Rae.</p>
<p>3 The Existence of God.</p>
<p>Introduction to the issues.</p>
<p>Introduction to Anselm.</p>
<p>Anselm, Proslogion: The Ontological Argument (selection) (5).</p>
<p>Commentary on Anselm.</p>
<p>Introduction to Aquinas.</p>
<p>Aquinas, Summa Theologica: First Way, Third Way (3).</p>
<p>Commentary on Aquinas.</p>
<p>Introduction to Pascal.</p>
<p>Blaise Pascal, Pens&eacute;es: The Wager (2).</p>
<p>Commentary on Pascal.</p>
<p>Introduction to Paley.</p>
<p>William Paley, Natural Theology (selection) (10).</p>
<p>Commentary on Paley.</p>
<p>Introduction to Hume.</p>
<p>David Hume Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (selection) (12).</p>
<p>Commentary on Hume.</p>
<p>Introduction to Everitt.</p>
<p>Nicholas Everitt Teleological Arguments (selection from The Non–Existence of God,ch. 5) (5).</p>
<p>Commentary on Everitt.</p>
<p>Introduction to Rowe.</p>
<p>William Rowe, The Problem of Evil and Some Varieties of Atheism (6).</p>
<p>Commentary on Rowe.</p>
<p>4 Divine Properties.</p>
<p>Introduction to the issues.</p>
<p>Introduction to Boethius.</p>
<p>Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy (selection) (3).</p>
<p>Commentary on Boethius.</p>
<p>Introduction to Savage.</p>
<p>C. Wade Savage, The Paradox of the Stone (5).</p>
<p>Commentary on Savage.</p>
<p>Introduction to Pike.</p>
<p>Nelson Pike, Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action (6).</p>
<p>Commentary on Pike.</p>
<p>Introduction to Kretzmann.</p>
<p>Norman Kretzmann, Abraham, Isaac and Euthyphro: God and the Basis of .</p>
<p>Morality (11).</p>
<p>Commentary on Kretzmann.</p>
<p>5 Pluralism.</p>
<p>Introduction to the issues.</p>
<p>Introduction to Hick.</p>
<p>John Hick, The Interpretation of Religion (selection) (6).</p>
<p>Commentary on Hick.</p>
<p>Introduction to Plantinga.</p>
<p>Alvin Plantinga, Pluralism: A Defense of Religious Exclusivism .</p>
<p>(selection) (12).</p>
<p>Commentary on Plantinga.</p>
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<p>Further reading and essay questions</p>