ABSTRACT
https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203717646/22a098fc-58b3-4614-98c5-c107ef438ac8/content/fig1_1_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> In this chapter, we shall look at four debates in the philosophy of religion. The first covers two arguments for the existence of God: from the existence of the universe and from religious experience. The second considers the nature of religious faith and its relation to reason. The third discusses the nature of miracles and whether we have good reason to believe miracles occur. The last looks at a number of interpretations of religion and religious language that may suggest they are non-cognitive. Alongside these debates are reflections on the assumptions made in them about the nature of religion and the appropriateness of using reason to support or criticise religious belief. Students should be able to argue for and against different positions within each of the four debates, and reflect on the assumptions involved in each.
