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Archive for the ‘Philosophy of Religion’ Category
The Problem of Evil on NPR
Posted in Christianity, Interviews, Philosophy of Religion on February 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s an interview with Religious Studies Professor Bart D. Ehrman (UNC-Chapel Hill) on the problem of evil, the Bible and his new book God’s Problem.
(Thanks, Tara, for the heads-up!)
Epistemological Discussions at ‘Go Grue!’
Posted in Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion on August 16, 2007 | Comments Off
The folks at Go Grue! have a couple interesting discussions that are worth a look:
Plantinga on Whether Belief that God Exists is Properly Basic
Personal and Doxastic Justification
Colbert Using Ockham’s Razor
Posted in General Interest, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science on August 3, 2007 | No Comments »
… to clarify his take on the theory of evolution in a discussion with Kenneth Miller (Brown). Enjoy the whole interview here.
Philosophy Soup
Posted in Bioethics, Epistemology, General Interest, News & Notes, Philosophy of Religion on June 5, 2007 | No Comments »
Our friends at Philosophy@Utah State have an interesting discussion going that seems related to the Epicurus discussion we had going here last month: Religious Authenticity.
The Space of Reasons, previous Philosophers’ Carnival host, always has great discussion. The most recent post is: Lottery Argument Against Defeasible Evidence - a must for anyone interested in Epistemology.
A [...]
Some Interesting Discussions
Posted in Ethics, General Interest, Job Market, News & Notes, Philosophy of Religion on May 29, 2007 | No Comments »
…are going on around the blogosphere.
A fresh approach to a burning question at Prosblogion: Gratitude and the Existence of God.
A recent post at the Leiter Reports Group Blog discusses practical issues regarding Area of Specialization and Areas of Competence. Don’t miss this if you are interested in Philosophy careers or are creating your CV.
Also, [...]
Sam Harris’s Reasons for Belief Argument
Posted in Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Religion on May 24, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I’ve been reading Sam Harris’s Letter to a Christian Nation, which has been in the news quite a bit recently. Early in the book, Harris puts forward an argument to the effect that Christians are inconsistent in claiming, on the one hand, that they have good reasons for holding Christianity while believing, on the other, that Muslims [...]
An Interview with Richard Swinburne
Posted in Interviews, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion on May 7, 2007 | No Comments »
… on philosophy of mind, compliments of The Sci Phi Show. Click on ‘Outcast 39′.
- Rico Vitz
Faith, Film, and Philosophy
Posted in Buddhism, CFPs, Christianity, Conferences, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy of Religion on May 2, 2007 | No Comments »
On behalf of the Gonzaga University Faith and Reason Institute and Whitworth College’s Weyerhaeuser Center for Faith and Learning, I am pleased to announce a call for papers for the inaugural “Faith, Film, and Philosophy” one-day conference to be held at Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) this coming September 29. The conference will be [...]
The Role of Philosophy
Posted in Comparative Philosophy, General Interest, Philosophy of Religion on April 8, 2007 | 10 Comments »
As my studies in Philosophy have broadened and shifted, I’ve been considering the role of Philosophy; not only for philosophers, but also in society in general. Often my thoughts on the subject are sparked by surprise and jest at my choice of major in college. I would like this post to appear more as an [...]
“Apocalypse and Violence”
Posted in Christianity, Judaism, Philosophy of Religion on March 7, 2007 | No Comments »
… a colloquium featuring John Dominic Crossan at UCF today, March 7th. Details are available here.
- Rico Vitz
“Bible and Violence”
Posted in Christianity, Judaism, News & Notes, Philosophy of Religion on February 28, 2007 | No Comments »
… a colloquium featuring John Dominic Crossan at UCF today, February 28th. Details are available here.
- Rico Vitz
“Civilization and Violence”
Posted in Christianity, Judaism, News & Notes, Philosophy of Religion on February 14, 2007 | No Comments »
… a colloquium featuring John Dominic Crossan at UCF today, February 14th. Details are available here.
- Rico Vitz
Valuable or Worthless? - A Human Life Considered…
Posted in Ancient Philosophy, Christianity, Feminist Philosophy, General Interest, Late Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion on February 11, 2007 | 13 Comments »
On the Life of a Playboy-Bunny,
I recall an evening in the early summer of August 1997, when I was strolling towards a movie theatre in Santa Monica, California to take in some of Hollywood’s cinematographic delights. A friend of mine, who was, at the time, residing in Paris, rang in with the terrible news that [...]
Thanks to Our Friends
Posted in Conferences, Ethics, General Interest, Islam, Philosophy of Religion on February 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
… at R-P-E for welcoming us to the blogosphere. We encourage our readers to participate in their discussions and check out their conference announcements, like this one on Islam.
- Rico Vitz
On Silence…
Posted in Ancient Philosophy, Christianity, Feminist Philosophy, General Interest, Islam, Philosophy of Religion, Race and Gender on February 1, 2007 | 4 Comments »
While there are arguably not many things in philosophy that we can call ‘Absolutely True’ there is at least one thing in life that is certain. Those who have met me know that I tend to talk…at lot! After recently enjoying my birthday (which I celebrate, as I find birthdays a far better option than [...]
Will The New Atheism Survive?
Posted in General Interest, Naturalism, Philosophy of Religion on January 26, 2007 | 32 Comments »
“My friends, I must ask you an important question today: Where do you stand on God?” These are the first words of an intriguing article from last years November edition of Wired Magazine by Gary Wolf. The article, entitled ‘The Church of the Non-Believers,’ featured interviews with some incredibly controversial names: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, [...]
A Leap of Faith!
Posted in Philosophy of Religion on January 23, 2007 | 16 Comments »
“Faith”, according to Hebrews 11:1, “is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see.” The Danish theologian, Soeren Kierkegaard, wrote extensively on the topic of faith. According to Kierkegaard, you have an implicit relationship with God, one that you can nourish to growth, but won’t need to nourish [...]
