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Also known as Richard Granville Swinburne

British philosopher of religion

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Born
1934
Works
54

Top works

  • EXISTENCE OF GOD
  • FAITH AND REASON
  • The concept of miracle
  • REVELATION: FROM METAPHOR TO ANALOGY
  • The existence of God

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1934-12-26

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Richard G. Swinburne (born 26 December 1934) is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Over the last 50 years Swinburne has been a very influential proponent of natural theology, that is, philosophical arguments for the existence of God. His philosophical contributions are primarily in philosophy of religion and philosophy of science. He aroused much discussion with his early work in the philosophy of religion, a trilogy of books consisting of The Coherence of Theism, T

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Instance of
human
Given name
Richard
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Smethwick
Occupation
theologian
Educated at
Exeter College
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
theology
Official website
users.ox.ac.uk/~orie0087
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Richard Swinburne
date of birth
1934-12-26
professorship
professor
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