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- See also changes related to Philosophy of religion, or pages that link to Philosophy of religion or to this page or whose text contains "Philosophy of religion".
Parent topics
- Philosophy [r]: The study of the meaning and justification of beliefs about the most general, or universal, aspects of things. [e]
Subtopics
- Cosmological argument for the existence of God [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Design argument for the existence of God [r]: An a posteriori (empirical) argument for the existence of a god or gods. [e]
- Divine attributes [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Euthyphro dilemma [r]: Philosophical dilemma regarding divine command theory stemming from Socrates in Euthyphro, a Platonic dialogue. [e]
- Miracles [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Natural theology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Near-death experience [r]: (or NDE) Experience reported by patients of coming close to death [e]
- Omniscience [r]: A being is omniscient if it knows all truths (or facts) and believes no falsehoods. [e]
- Ontological argument for the existence of God [r]: A proof of the existence of the God through abstract reasoning. [e]
- Pascal's Wager [r]: Argument by Blaise Pascal that one ought to believe in God for prudential reasons. [e]
- Problem of evil [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Reformed epistemology [r]: Philosophical approach which broadly stated is that we have innate, God-given cognitive systems that provide direct, empirical experience which give us beliefs which require no reason. [e]
- Theodicy [r]: The defense of God's goodness and justice in light of evil. [e]
- Agnosticism [r]: The position that is not possible to have knowledge of God. [e]
- Atheism [r]: Absence of belief in any god or other supernatural beings. [e]
- Psychology of religion [r]: Study of the psychological tendencies and predispositions associated with religious belief, activity, practice, expression and experience. [e]
- Religion [r]: Belief in, and systems of, worshipful dedication to a superhuman power or belief in the ultimate nature of existence. [e]
- Sociology of religion [r]: The application of sociological insights and understandings to understanding the organization, institutions, beliefs and practices of organized religion. [e]
- Theology [r]: Discipline that engages in dialogue and reflection about God and religion. [e]
- Atheism [r]: Absence of belief in any god or other supernatural beings. [e]
- Strato of Lampsacus [r]: Greek philosopher, the third head of the Lyceum, following Aristotle's successor Theophrastus in about 286 BCE. [e]
- Christmas [r]: Winter holiday beginning on 25th December; originated as a pagan festival but was adopted by early Christians to observe the birth of Jesus, and today is a major international event regardless of religious background. [e]