Richard Swinburne





Richard Swinburne

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born
December 26, 1934

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influences
Descartes, Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle


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Richard G. Swinburne is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Over the last 50 years Swinburne has been a very influential proponent of natural theology, that is, philosophical arguments for the existence of God. His philosophical contributions are primarily in philosophy of religion and philosophy of science. He aroused much discussion with his early work in the philosophy of religion, a trilogy of books consisting of The Coherence of Theism, The Existence of God, and Faith and Reason.


Average rating: 3.58 · 153 ratings · 35 reviews · 23 distinct works
The Existence of God
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions
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Is There a God?
3.07 of 5 stars 3.07 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions
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The Coherence of Theism
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings4 editions
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Evolution of the Soul
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions
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Providence and the Problem ...
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions
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The Resurrection of God Inc...
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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Faith and Reason
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions
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The Christian God
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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Was Jesus God?
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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Epistemic Justification
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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