TY - ADVS AU - Kononovich,Lila AU - Garcia,Pablo ED - Films for the Humanities & Sciences TI - Philosophy of religion T2 - Great ideas of philosophy II PY - 2004/// CY - New jersey PB - Film For The Humanities & Sciences KW - Philosophy KW - Religion KW - Philosophy of religion N1 - Title from title screen; Executive producers, Chris Scherer, Camila O'Donnell; Narrator: Liz Chang, Juan Antonio Middleton N2 - This program explores three major areas of philosophical inquiry into religion: religious epistemology, or the exploration of the rational grounds for religious beliefs and, in particular, the existence of God; the metaphysics of religion, which inquires into the nature of God; and theodicy, which examines the philosophical implications of the presence of evil in the world. Commentary by Alvin Plantinga, of the University of Notre Dame; Fordham University's Merold Westphal; Dean Zimmerman, of Rutgers University; and Richard Sorabji, of King's College London, is featured. Readings from Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica, Moses Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, and other essential texts are included ER -