Dictionary of Philosophy of Religion

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Introduction

main tenets of books and articles. It is available on CD covering works published from
1940 to the present thought DIALOG Information Services. Philosophy of religion is
also indexed in yearly publications of the Religion Index (in two volumes). These are
produced by the American theological Association, Evanston, Illinois, USA, and are
also available on CD. Books in philosophy of religion are also regularly reviewed by
in the journal Philosophical Books.
There are regular sessions on the philosophy of religion on the programs of the
annuals meetings of the three divisions of the American Philosophical Association, as
well as on the program of the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion.
Societies and institutions focusing on the philosophy of religion include: the British
Society for the philosophy of Religion; the Society for the Philosophy of Religion; the
Society of Christian Philosophers; the Philosophy of Religion Society; the American
Catholic Philosophical Association; Boston University Institute for Philosophy of
Religion; the American Humanist Association; the American Maritain Association;
the fellowship of Religious Humanists; the Jesuit Philosophical Association; the Society
for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy; and the Society for Philosophy and Theology.
Addresses for most of these organizations are listed in the Directory of American
Philosophers, a publication of the Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green
State University.
There is a Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame which
offers fellowships to undertake research in the field. Information about the center is
noted in the journal Faith and Philosophy. St. Olaf College is the site of the Kierkegaard
Library, a Publication and Study Center dedicated to the Danish philosopher Søren
Kierkegaard (1813–1855) who made an enormous contribution to the philosophy of
religion. Fellowships to study at the Center are available. The website “www.infidels.
org” is a wonderful and easily accessible database for journal articles exploring the
philosophy of religion from the atheist school of thought. The Stanford Encyclopedia
of philosophy also exists as an outstanding source for the study of the philosophy of
religion.

Notes



  1. Merold Westphal, Overcoming Onto-Theology: Toward a Postmodern Christian Faith (New York: Fordham
    University Press, 2001), 16.

  2. Ibid., 27.

  3. Michael Rea, Analytic Theology: New Essays in the Philosophy of Theology (Oxford: Oxford University Press,
    2009), 18–19.


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