Is Religion Natural? Boyle Lecture 2024

A commitment to religion as natural has commanded widespread support in the history of theology and philosophy. This has often been used apologetically, whether through arguments for religious innatism or from a consensus gentium, neither of which now seems plausible. This article, originally delive...

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Main Author: Fergusson, David 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Zygon
Year: 2025, Volume: 59, Issue: 4, Pages: 1154–71
Further subjects:B Natural Religion
B nature and grace
B Secularization
B cognitive science of religion
B Sensus Divinitatis
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