What is this thing called Philosophy of Religion?

Elizabeth Burns was a Reader at Heythrop College, University of London, UK where she taught philosophy of religion from 2000—2017 and was, for five years, Dean of Undergraduate Studies. She is now a Reader and Programme Director of the University of London International Programmes in Theology at the central University of London and Director of Taught Programmes at the Cambridge Theological Federation, UK.

"Writing in crystal clear language, Elizabeth Burns provides an insightful, concise, and classroom-ready treatment of every question central to philosophy of religion. Each chapter captures the classical ideas and the contemporary challenges to belief in God. A reliable guide." Kevin Schilbrack, Appalachian State University, USA "Burns has accomplished her goal in this book of defining, in graspable terms, what the philosophy of religion entails. (...) Burns’s slim volume provides a valuable synthesis of the philosophy of religion."Nathan 'Jack' Read, Ryokan College

• Acknowledgements Chapter 1 – What is philosophy of religion?Chapter 2 – Ways with words: The meaning of religious languageChapter 3 – Religious language: Twentieth-century developments Chapter 4 – Personal and impersonal interpretations of the DivineChapter 5 – Divine powerChapter 6 – Divine wisdomChapter 7 – Divine actionChapter 8 – Petitionary prayer Chapter 9 – Arguments for the existence of the Divine: Cosmological argumentsChapter 10 – Arguments for the existence of the Divine: Design argumentsChapter 11 – Arguments for the existence of the Divine: Moral argumentsChapter 12 – Arguments for the existence of the Divine: Arguments from religious experienceChapter 13 – Arguments for the existence of the Divine: Ontological argumentsChapter 14 – Arguments against belief in the Divine: The problem of evilChapter 15 – Arguments against belief in the Divine: The problem of divine hiddennessChapter 16 – Arguments against belief in the Divine: The problem of religious diversityChapter 17 – Voluntarist theories of religious beliefChapter 18 – Reformed EpistemologyChapter 19 – Life, death and hopeAppendix 1 – Defining the DivineAppendix 2 – List of further reading on the varieties of religious beliefAppendix 3 – List of anthologies and their contents by topicAppendix 4 - GlossaryIndex