Philosophy of Religion Recommendations

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	"A clear but careful introduction to the philosophy of religion by a Christian philosopher. Excellent."

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	"A collection of readings in the philosophy of religion edited by Bill Craig, Christian philosopher and debator, best known for his advocacy of a form of the Cosmological argument."

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	"The classical survey of the philosophy of religion by the Oxford atheist John Mackie."

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	"An excellent treatment of the central questions in the philosophy of religion written from an atheistic perspective. Less dogmatic than the title suggests!"

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	"A collection of articles on the problem of evil."

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	"A good introduction to the modern design argument, which is not to be confused with that advanced by Paley and dismissed by Hume."

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	"Hume's great work on the philosophy of religion."

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	"A more accessible book by Richard Swinburne, whose previous works, though very good, are highly technical."

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	"A technical defence of the coherence of Christian theism."

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	"A sustained argument for the existence of God, using probabilistic forms of several classical theistic arguments, by one of the foremost contemporary Christian philosophers."

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	"A clear introduction to metaphysics, in dialogue form."

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	"An outstanding collection of articles on the philosophy of time, beginning with McTaggart's famous "The Unreality of Time""

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	"A collection of some of the best articles around on topics such as abortion, euthanasia, world poverty and animal rights."

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	"A simple critique of moral relativism. Very accessible; aimed at non-philosophers."

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	"A reasoned defence of the reliability of the gospels accessible to the informed layperson."

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	"An exploration of the relationship between Paul and Jesus that seeks to debunk the view that modern Christianity owes more to Paul than to Jesus."

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	"A survey of first-century exegetical practices and an analysis of how this should inform our reading of the New Testament."

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	"Building on his "The New Testament and the People of God", Tom Wright explores the way that Jesus conceived of himself and his ministry."