Prolegomena to a Philosophy of Religion

includes index and biblioraphy

1. On Religion .......1 Why discus This Issue .....1 Religion and the Religions .....3 The Family resemblance Approach ...7 A Definition of Religion .12 Defining religion for Philosophy.......23 From Theism to Ultimism .........37 2. On Belief ........39 Propositional Belief as a Form of Thought ........40 A Contrary view: Belief as Confidence .50 Thought-Plus .......59 The Involuntariness of Propositional Belief ....65 A Distinct Impression : Affective Belief ........67 3. On Religious belief and Religious Disbelief ..............75 Propositional Religious belief .......75 Affective religious belief ......85 Propositional Religious Disbelief ......88 Affective religious Disbelief ......91 4. On Religious skepticism ...............95 Doubts and Doubling .........95 Four types of Religious skepticism .......97 Passive and active skepticism ......101 5. On Religious Faith ..............106 Finding Faith ...........107 Faith and Action : The Nature of trust ............109 Is trust present in All Forms of Religion .......120 Trust and the nature of Faith .......123 Faith : Propositional and Operational ...............125 6. On Religious faith ...........127 7. On the Aims of Philosophy of Religion .....195