Philosophy and religion, hope and rapture

Authors

  • Christopher Hamilton King's College London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v11i3.2964

Abstract

I argue that religion knows rapture and philosophy doesn't.

Author Biography

Christopher Hamilton, King's College London

Theology and Religious Studies

Reader in Philosophy

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Published

2019-09-19

How to Cite

Hamilton, Christopher. 2019. “Philosophy and Religion, Hope and Rapture”. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 11 (3):115-34. https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v11i3.2964.

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Special Issue - Philosophy, Religion and Hope