Looking at the world today, it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed. The environment is declining. Wars are breaking out around the world. In the face of so many evils, what reason is there for hope?

In this lecture, philosopher Brian Ballard argues that the very evils that might lead us to doubt there is a God should also lead us to hope there is a God. As long as God might exist, we can hope that all is set right in the end.

On Monday, November 4 from 4:30-6:00pm, there will be a book talk on Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin by Andrew M. Bailey, Bradley Rettler, and Craig Warmke. Prof. Andrew Chignell, co-director of the Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion (3PR), will moderate the panel.

This Fall, join PRÉCIS Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Hüseyin Güngör for a new reading group on Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Mysticism. We will be reading from Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Mysticism by Majid Fakhry. Reading in advance is not required, nor is any background in philosophy or Islam expected. All Princeton undergraduate and graduate students are warmly invited.

This Fall, join PRÉCIS Visiting Research Scholar Prof. Brian Ballard for a reading group on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. All readings will be done during the session, and no prior familiarity with Lewis or Tolkien is expected. All Princeton undergraduate and graduate students are warmly invited.

Save for the date for our annual conference in the spring! More information coming soon.

Join the New Jersey Philosophy of Religion Corridor for this talk by Paul Lodge (Oxford) on Princeton's campus.

A full program for 3PR’s spring 2024 conference is now available. Attendance is free and open to all who register by emailing pppr@princeton.edu.

Join a Spring Reading Group! Students can sign up for one or both. A copy of the book will be provided. Pizza will be served. Email zquanbeck@princeton.edu to RSVP.

Group 1: Led by Z Quanbeck, we’ll explore “Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming," written by Agnes Callard.

Group 2: Led by Austen McDougal, "The Ethics of Breakups"

In collaboration with the Philosophy Department and the University Center for Human Values, the Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion (3PR) is excited to announce a new initiative: “Philosophy, Religion, and Existential Commitments in Society” (PRÉCIS)!

Lara Buchak and Andrew Chignell will be teaching the inaugural edition of “Philosophy, Religion, and Existential Commitments” for undergraduates, this coming Spring 2024.