Dennis Brown is head of one of the largest departments of Religion and Philosophy in Britain, at Manchester Grammar School. He studied Theology and Philosophy at Edinburgh, New York and Oxford universities. In addition to writing books and articles on early Church History, he has authored A Level textbooks on Religious Studies and has wide experience of examining, question-paper setting and syllabus development.Ann Greggs is a teacher in the Religion and Philosophy department at Manchester Grammar School. She is a graduate of York and Chester universities.

• AcknowledgementsForewordHow to Use This BookPhilosophers’ TimelineIntroductionSECTION I: PHILOSOPHICAL LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT1. Ancient Philosophical Influences: Plato2. Ancient Philosophical Influences: Aristotle and Causation3. Soul, Mind and BodySECTION II: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD4. Design and Cosmological Arguments5. The Ontological ArgumentSECTION III: GOD AND THE WORLD6. Religious Experience7. The Problem of Evil8. God’s AttributesSECTION IV: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE9. God-Talk: Negative, Analogical, Symbolic10. Challenges to Religious LanguageStudy Skills and AssessmentGlossary of Key TermsIllustration CreditsIndex

Dennis Brown is head of one of the largest departments of Religion and Philosophy in Britain, at Manchester Grammar School. He studied Theology and Philosophy at Edinburgh, New York and Oxford universities. In addition to writing books and articles on early Church History, he has authored A Level textbooks on Religious Studies and has wide experience of examining, question-paper setting and syllabus development.Ann Greggs is a teacher in the Religion and Philosophy department at Manchester Grammar School. She is a graduate of York and Chester universities.

• AcknowledgementsForewordHow to Use This BookPhilosophers’ TimelineIntroductionSECTION I: PHILOSOPHICAL LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT1. Ancient Philosophical Influences: Plato2. Ancient Philosophical Influences: Aristotle and Causation3. Soul, Mind and BodySECTION II: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD4. Design and Cosmological Arguments5. The Ontological ArgumentSECTION III: GOD AND THE WORLD6. Religious Experience7. The Problem of Evil8. God’s AttributesSECTION IV: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE9. God-Talk: Negative, Analogical, Symbolic10. Challenges to Religious LanguageStudy Skills and AssessmentGlossary of Key TermsIllustration CreditsIndex

Dennis Brown is head of one of the largest departments of Religion and Philosophy in Britain, at Manchester Grammar School. He studied Theology and Philosophy at Edinburgh, New York and Oxford universities. In addition to writing books and articles on early Church History, he has authored A Level textbooks on Religious Studies and has wide experience of examining, question-paper setting and syllabus development.Ann Greggs is a teacher in the Religion and Philosophy department at Manchester Grammar School. She is a graduate of York and Chester universities.

• AcknowledgementsForewordHow to Use This BookPhilosophers’ TimelineIntroductionSECTION I: PHILOSOPHICAL LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT1. Ancient Philosophical Influences: Plato2. Ancient Philosophical Influences: Aristotle and Causation3. Soul, Mind and BodySECTION II: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD4. Design and Cosmological Arguments5. The Ontological ArgumentSECTION III: GOD AND THE WORLD6. Religious Experience7. The Problem of Evil8. God’s AttributesSECTION IV: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE9. God-Talk: Negative, Analogical, Symbolic10. Challenges to Religious LanguageStudy Skills and AssessmentGlossary of Key TermsIllustration CreditsIndex