PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: A contemporary introduction

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Annotated reading

Alston, William (1967) “Problems of Philosophy of Religion,” Encyclopedia
of Philosophy, Volume 6, New York: Macmillan. A brief issue-oriented
summary of the field.
Bascom, John (1980) Natural Theology, New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons. A
presentation of arguments for the existence of God by an early president of
the University of Wisconsin.
Collins, James (1967) The Emergence of the Philosophy of Religion, New
Haven: Yale University Press. A history of the field that finds its recent
roots in nineteenth-century philosophy.
Lewis, H. D. (1967) “History of the Philosophy of Religion,” Encyclopedia of
Philosophy, Volume 6, New York: Macmillan. A brief historically oriented
summary of the field.