Philosophy of Religion

An Overview

  1. Four basic questions:

    1. What is God?

    2. Does God Exist?

    3. How do we account for the existence of evil?

    4. What is the relationship between faith and reason?

  2. Some Preliminary Answers:

    1. What is God?

      1. Cause of the universe - transcendent
      2. God IS the universe - immanent

    2. Does God Exist?

      1. Yes - Theism
      2. No - Atheism
      3. Maybe - Agnosticism

    3. How do we account for the existence of evil?

      1. Free will necessitates the possibility of evil
      2. Evil exists, God does not
      3. Evil is an illusion

    4. What is the relationship between faith and reason?

      1. Faith and reason are compatible
      2. Faith and reason are not compatible

  3. Philosophy vs. Theology

Return to Notes Index
Return to Barry's HP