Three Approaches in philosophy of religion

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Assistant professor at Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute

Abstract

Philosophical study is of the same historical background as that of philosophy itself; the field of philosophy of religion, however, and works compiled on that are new and belong to the modern age and it is a dynamic field of study today. Though the field is not limited to a special philosophy or religion, it has appeared and flourished in Christian space and mainly influenced by it; moreover, philosophy of religion is based upon present Western philosophies, particularly on analytic philosophy. It is, therefore, a necessary case for an Islamic philosophy of religion to appear, make particularities of Islam and Islamic philosophy clear, show superiority of Islam and Islamic philosophy and prepare the ground for answering objections. In any case, the question of the study runs as: what may be regarded as the most considerable approaches, including those presented and those may be supposed both?

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