Contents:

pt. 1 Meanings and methods

What is philosophy

How shall we define religion

What is religion

How shall we examine religion

pt. 2 Modern philosophy and belief in God

Classical arguments for God's existence

A classical case for skepticism

Kant: The limits of theoretical reason

Kant: the turn toward practical reason

The roots of existentialism

The roots of positivism and pragmatism

pt. 3 Contemporary issues of metareligious thought

The scientific stalemate

The linguistic key

The cognitive possibilities of theistic language

The current quest for responsible Christian theism