C10: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

 Objective: This paper intends to acquaint the students with different philosophical

                     issue and theories regarding religion.

Unit-I

            1. Nature and Scope of Philosophy of Religion (page no. 4 of pdf file)

                Nature and Scope of Philosophy of Religion (Philosophy and Religion)

                Introduction to Religion (Basic Information)

            2. Religion  and Science   

                Science & Religion (IGNOU Material)

            3. Religious Faith, Belief and Reason, Mysticism

                Religious Faith

                Religious Belief

                Belief and Reason

                Mysticism          

                William James on Mysticism    

                The Idea of the Holy- Rudolf Otto

                The Idea of the Holy- Rudolf Otto (pdf file)

                 Numinous

Unit-II

            1. Religious Consciousness: Its Nature and Elements

                Religious Consciousness (pdf file)

                  Religious Consciousness (page no. 201 of pdf file)

                  Elements of Religious Consciousness: Cognitive (Cognition), Feeling (Emotion)

                and Volitional (page no. 167-200 of pdf file)

                  

                Development of Religious Consciousness (e-book)   Five Elements (page.25)

The religious consciousness. The religious experience is fundamentally a consciousness of God or of gods, a realized relation of the worshipper to a spirit or to spirits who are greater than he and greater also than his fellow-men.

Consciousness refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts, memories, feelings, sensations, and environments. Essentially, your consciousness is your awareness of yourself and the world around you. This awareness is subjective and unique to you.

            2. Origin of Religion: Anthropological and Psychological Theories

            3. Divine Determinism and Human Freedom

Unit-III

            1. Proofs for the existence of God: (page no. 32 of the pdf file, whole unit material)

                Cosmological Argument

                Ontological Argument

                Teleological Argument

                Moral Argument

Unit-IV

            1. Problem of Evil  (page no. 42 of pdf file)

            2. Immortality of the soul: Metaphysical and Religious Argument (page no. 46)

            3. Anti-theistic Trends: Positivism, Materialism, Marxism

                Anti-theism

                 Anti-theistic Trends: Positivism

                 Anti-theistic Trends: Materialism

                 Anti-theistic Trends: Marxism

Important Information: Comte's Positivism

Note:

1. Philosophy of Religion (e-book)

2. Philosophy of Religion (IGNOU e-book)

3. Philosophy of Religion (online Book)

4. Philosophy of Religion (A-Z Information)

5. Discussion Topics on Philosophy of Religion

 What are the three primary elements of religious consciousness?

It is simply a consciousness of - , presence to - . And it is a consciousness of God; a consciousness of the author and source of all that is, including one's self; a consciousness of the foundation of one's own most being.

Sir Edward Tylor argued that “a minimum definition of Religion [is] the belief in spiritual beings” (Tylor, 1871, cited in Stark, 1999), or as Sir James Frazer elaborated, “religion consists of two elements… a belief in powers higher than man and an attempt to propitiate or appease them” (Frazer, 1922, cited in Stark, ibid.). These definitions are strong in that they identify the key characteristic — belief in the supernatural — that distinguishes religion from other types of potentially similar social practice like politics or art.

Components or Basic elements of Religion:

• (1) Belief in Supernatural Power:
• (2) Man's adjustment to Supernatural Powers:
• (3) Acts defined as Sinful:
• (4) Method of Salvation:
• (5) Belief in some sacred things:
• (6) Procedure of Worship:
• (7) Place of Worship:
•  For more information click             The Contents of Religious Consciousness