Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion is an annual volume offering a regular snapshot of state-of-the-art work in this longstanding area of philosophy that has seen an explosive growth of interest over the past half century. Under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board, it publishes exemplary papers in any area of philosophy of religion.

Jonathan L. Kvanvig is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University, having held positions previously at the University of Missouri, Texas A&M University, and the University of Notre Dame. His research areas include metaphysics and epistemology as well as the philosophy of religion, having published to date six books and one hundred articles.

• Introduction


• 1: Michael J. Almeida: On Evil's Vague Necessity


• 2: Daniel Howard-Snyder: Epistemic Humility, Arguments from Evil, and Moral Skepticism


• 3: Hud Hudson: Fission, Freedom, and the Fall


• 4: Tomis Kapitan: Evaluating Religion


• 5: Brian Leftow: Against Deity Theories


• 6: Hugh J. McCann: Pointless Suffering? How to Make the Problem of Evil Sufficiently Serious


• 7: Christian Miller: Divine Will Theory: Intentions or Desires?


• 8: Brad Monton: Design Inferences in an Infinite Universe


• 9: Graham Oppy: Gods


• 10: J. L. Schellenberg: The Evolutionary Answer to the Problem of Faith and Reason


• 11: Jordan Howard Sobel: Lotteries and Miracles


• 12: Ted A. Warfield: Ockhamism and Molinism -- Foreknowledge and Prophecy