Philosophy of Religion:
A Brief Guide to Dupre Library's Resources for Your Philosophy of Religion Paper

 

The Philosopher's Index On-line:

This is available through Dupre Library's on-line databases. Go to Dupre's "P" Databases page, then click on the Philosopher's Index. Each entry will indicate whether Dupre has access to the article. If Dupre lacks access, but you really want the article, you can try Google Scholar or see if you can find the author's web page at which the article might be posted.

Finding Philosophy Journals:

The following journals that Dupre Library has in hard-copy are devoted to the philosophy of religion:

1. Faith and Philosophy, located at BR100.F32. Issues are also available online for free at their website.
2. International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, located at BL51.I65. Also available online via Dupre library.
3. Philo, located at BL2747.6.P48. Also available online via Dupre library.
4. Religious Studies at BL1.R43. Also available online via Dupre library. 

Many other philosophy journals publish articles in philosophy of religion as well. In hard copy, you can find most of them in the B1 section of the library. The Philosophers Index Online, accessible via Dupre library, links to many articles in Philosophy of Religion in a wide variety of philosophy journals, including other journals in philosophy of religion such as The European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, etc. Just make sure that whatever article you find is written by a philosophy professor and intended for a professional audience.

Finding Books:

The BL51, BT102 - BT103 and BT130 - BT135 sections contains a variety of books in philosophy of religion, but some other stuff as well, so make sure the book was written by a philosophy professor.

Many books on the problem of evil are at BJ1401 and BT160, but these include some anthropology, etc., type books, so make sure the book was authored or edited by a philosophy professor.

Section BL2747.3 contains books on atheism, many written by philosophers.

Other philosophy of religion books are scattered around the library. For a general subject search in Dupre's online catalog, type "Philosophy, religion" rather than "philosophy of religion." 

The Philosophers Index Online, accessible via Dupre library,also links to some electronic philosophy books. 

Sometimes it is difficult to determine if a book is by a philosophy professor. Often, a book will give a brief biography of the author which will state the author's profession. If a book seems more concerned with the history, sociology, psychology, anthropology, etc., of religion, it probably won't be of much use to you. The book should focus on philosophical arguments. You can also google the author's name and see what comes up.