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<p>In this course, you will consider the meanings of the key terms ‘God’ and ‘religion’; identify some key questions in the philosophy of religion; think about the difference between philosophical and non-philosophical questions about religion; and look at the often-discussed question of whether argument and evidence are even possible when we are thinking about religion. Then we will note the variety of possible ways of arguing for or against God’s existence; distinguish three different arguments; and describe and assess one of them in more detail.</p><p>This free course is an adapted extract from the Open University course <span class="oucontent-linkwithtip"><a class="oucontent-hyperlink" href="http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/a222.htm?LKCAMPAIGN=ebook_&MEDIA=ou">A222 <i>Exploring philosophy</i></a></span>.</p>
In this unit Timothy Chappell, Professor of Philosophy, asks what the words 'God' and 'religion' mean, and what it means to ask philosophical questions about them.<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/religious-studies/introducing-the-philosophy-religion/content-section-0" /> First published on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/religious-studies/introducing-the-philosophy-religion/content-section-0">Introducing the philosophy of religion</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Creative-Commons 2012
In this free course, Introducing the philosophy of religion, Timothy Chappell, Professor of Philosophy, asks what the words 'God' and 'religion' mean, and what it means to ask philosophical questions about them.<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/religious-studies/introducing-the-philosophy-religion/content-section-0" /> First published on Fri, 05 Feb 2016 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/religious-studies/introducing-the-philosophy-religion/content-section-0">Introducing the philosophy of religion</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Creative-Commons 2016
<p>In this unit, you will consider the meanings of the key terms ‘God’ and ‘religion’; identify some key questions in the philosophy of religion; think about the difference between philosophical and non-philosophical questions about religion; and look at the often-discussed question of whether argument and evidence are even possible when we are thinking about religion. Then we will note the variety of possible ways of arguing for or against God’s existence; distinguish three different arguments; and describe and assess one of them in more detail.</p><p>This unit is an adapted extract from the Open University course <span class="oucontent-linkwithtip"><a class="oucontent-hyperlink" href="http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/a222.htm"><i>Exploring philosophy</i> (A222)</a></span><i>.</i></p>
<p>In this course, you will consider the meanings of the key terms ‘God’ and ‘religion’; identify some key questions in the philosophy of religion; think about the difference between philosophical and non-philosophical questions about religion; and look at the often-discussed question of whether argument and evidence are even possible when we are thinking about religion. Then we will note the variety of possible ways of arguing for or against God’s existence; distinguish three different arguments; and describe and assess one of them in more detail.</p><p>This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course <span class="oucontent-linkwithtip"><a class="oucontent-hyperlink" href="http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/a222.htm?LKCAMPAIGN=ebook_&MEDIA=ou">A222 <i>Exploring philosophy</i></a></span>.</p>
In this free course, Introducing the philosophy of religion, Timothy Chappell, Professor of Philosophy, asks what the words 'God' and 'religion' mean, and what it means to ask philosophical questions about them.<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/religious-studies/introducing-the-philosophy-religion/content-section-0" /> First published on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/religious-studies/introducing-the-philosophy-religion/content-section-0">Introducing the philosophy of religion</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Creative-Commons 2012
