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title: Philosophy of Religion
description: This field examines the philosophical analysis of religious concepts, beliefs, and arguments. Learners will evaluate classical arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, and the relationship between faith, reason, and morality.
category: humanities
subcategory: religious-studies
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/philosophy-of-religion
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# Philosophy of Religion

This field examines the philosophical analysis of religious concepts, beliefs, and arguments. Learners will evaluate classical arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, and the relationship between faith, reason, and morality.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 1 Courses • 3 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Reasonable Faith

The site of philosopher and theologian William Lane Craig, collecting his articles, debate transcripts, Q&A columns and podcasts defending Christian theism. Explicitly apologetic rather than neutral, so it is best read as a primary source for one side of the arguments.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.reasonablefaith.org/

**Tags:** apologetics, philosophy-of-religion, natural-theology, christian-theism, arguments-for-god

### 2. iep.utm.edu/religion

The Religion page on the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy provides a concise, peer‑reviewed overview of religion from a philosophical standpoint, covering definitions, the nature and variety of religion, major debates, and key concepts and figures in philosophy of religion.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://iep.utm.edu/religion

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, religious-studies

### 3. plato.stanford.edu/entries/philosophy-religion

An open-access, scholarly article from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy providing an in-depth overview of philosophy of religion, covering core questions, major debates, historical development, and extensive bibliographies for further study.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/philosophy-religion

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, religious-studies

## Books

### 1. Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction

**Author:** William L. Rowe

A standard undergraduate textbook working through arguments for and against God's existence, cosmological, ontological, design, and the problem of evil, alongside faith, reason, and religious experience, with each position stated in its strongest form.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0534574254?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, religious-studies

### 2. God and Other Minds

**Author:** Alvin Plantinga

Plantinga's 1967 debut examines the classical arguments for and against God's existence, then argues by analogy with our belief in other minds that theistic belief can be rational without proof, the seed of reformed epistemology.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801497353?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, religious-studies

## Courses

### 1. History of Philosophy

The University of Edinburgh's fourteen-module survey, taught by nine researchers, covering epistemology, philosophy of science, mind, morality, political obligation, and free will. Students come away able to state each field's core problem and follow the standard arguments on both sides.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/philosophy

**Tags:** courses, humanities-social-sciences, humanities

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