Theism in Historical Perspective

European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 3 (1):123 - 138 (2011)
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Abstract

I will discuss some familiar problems in the philosophy of religion which arise for theistic belief. I will argue that it may be most worthwhile to focus on a particular sort of theistic belief, capital-T ’Theism’, central to which is a particular conception both of God and of the believer’s relation to God. At the heart of ’Theism’ in this sense is the continuing experience of God, both individual and collective. Compared with the evidence for Theistic belief that is provided by this experiential contact with God, most of the usually considered arguments for and against God’s existence are secondary

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Sophie Grace Chappell
Open University (UK)

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