The origins of the Western philosophical tradition lie in the ancient
Greco-Roman world. This volume provides a unique insight into the life and
writings of a diverse group of philosophers in antiquity and presents the latest
thinking on their views on God, the gods, religious belief and practice.
Beginning with the 'pre-Socratics', the volume then explores the influential
contributions made to the Western philosophy of religion by the three towering
figures of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. The chapters that follow cover the the
leading philosophers of the major schools of the ancient world - Epicureanism,
Stoicism, Neoplatonism and the early Christian Church. "Ancient Philosophy of
Religion" will be