LibGuides: Open Educational Resources (OER): Philosophy and Religion

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Philosophy and Religion

Textbooks

A Concise Introduction to Logic
A Concise Introduction to Logic is an introduction to formal logic suitable for undergraduates taking a general education course in logic or critical thinking, and is accessible and useful to any interested in gaining a basic understanding of logic.
Divining America: Religion in American History
Divining America: Religion in American History is designed to help teachers of American history bring their students to a greater understanding of the role religion has played in the development of the United States.
forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic
forall x is an introduction to sentential logic and first-order predicate logic with identity, logical systems that significantly influenced twentieth-century analytic philosophy. After working through the material in this book, a student should be able to understand most quantified expressions that arise in their philosophical reading.
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion
This volume introduces some of the major arguments for and against the existence of God, one of the most important new challenges to religious belief from the Cognitive Science of Religion. An introductory chapter traces the connection between philosophy and religion throughout Western history, and a final chapter addresses the place of non-Western and non-monotheistic religions within contemporary philosophy of religion.
Modern Philosophy
This textbook in modern philosophy combines readings from primary sources with numbered study questions that ask students to reconstruct an argument or position from the text, or draw connections among the readings.The immediate goal is to encourage students to grapple with the ideas rather than passing their eyes over the texts.

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