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    This document provides 7 potential essay topics for an examination in Philosophy of Religion for the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy at Hilary Term 2009. The topics cover a range of philosophical issues relating to the existence and nature of God, including divine foreknowledge, the problem of evil, ontological arguments for God's existence, the doctrine of the Trinity, fine-tuning arguments, and the nature of petitionary prayer. Candidates are instructed to submit essays on two of the topics not exceeding a total of 10,000 words.

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    DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY


    Examination in Philosophy

    HILARY TERM 2009


    Philosophy of Religion
    Essay Topics
    Candidates should submit essays on TWO of the following topics. The two essays
    together should not amount to more than 10,000 words.
    1.

    Could God foreknow future free human actions?

    2.

    Is faith a form of voluntary belief?

    3.

    Is the occurrence of suffering for which humans are not responsible, or the
    amount or distribution of it, evidence against the existence of an omnipotent,
    omniscient, perfectly good God? If yes, how strong is the evidence?

    4.

    Does any form of ontological argument for Gods existence manage to upgrade
    the epistemic status of theism?

    5.

    The doctrine of the Trinity requires us to reject either orthodox logic or orthodox
    Christianity. Discuss.

    6.

    Is cosmological fine-tuning evidence in favor of Gods existence? If yes, how


    strong is the evidence?

    7.

    Is petitionary prayer mere superstition?

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