
Philosophy of Religion: The Nature and Existence of God – GI 25 156
26 February 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm GMT
Tutor: Karim Esmail BA, MPhil, MPhil, PhD
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This course focusing on both Philosophy and Religion is concerned above all with the following claim: God exists.
We’ll consider, to begin, the nature of God – looking at some of God’s (traditional) properties.
We’ll then contemplate whether the claim that God exists is true or false studying arguments for and against God’s existence. Finally, we’ll consider (briefly) non-rational belief that God exists, viz. fideism.
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About the Speaker
Karim Esmail
Dr. Karim Esmail was educated at London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard. He was awarded a British Academy Studentship and the Gregg Bury Prize at Cambridge. He was formerly, a Research Fellow at Oxford and Burney Student at Cambridge and a Visiting Fellow at Harvard and he lectures at both Cambridge and Oxford. Alongside international articles, he is the author of three volumes of an original philosophical work on the nature and existence of God. Classes with Karim consist of clearly structured lectures and an encouragement to ask questions and to make comments. Students are assisted in their understanding of the subject and in their critical engagement with it.
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