The Philosophy of Religion An Historical Introduction

This illuminating guide places key issues and debates in the philosophy of religion in their historical contexts, highlighting the conditions that led to the development of the field. A range of core topics is addressed, among them: * The relationship between religion and philosophy * The existence of God * Religion and morality * The problem of evil * Death and the afterlife * The problem of religious diversity Rich with argument, yet never obtrusive, this engaging text not only provides an accessible overview of this vibrant field, but also invites readers to think through the issues in the philosophy of religion themselves.

Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski is the George Lynn Cross Research Professor of Philosophy and Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at the University of Oklahoma. She is the author of Divine Motivation Theory (2004), The Dilemma of Freedom and Foreknowledge (1991) and Virtues of the Mind (1996), and has edited Rational Faith (1993), Virtue Epistemology: Essays on Epistemic Virtue and Responsibility (with Abrol Fairweather, 2001), and Intellectual Virtue: Perspectives from Ethics and Epistemology (with Michael De Paul, 2003).