Covering the major issues of the field succinctly and lucidly, this text takes an analytically rigorous approach and makes it accessible in presentation. Pojman writes from an impartial perspective, presenting various options and points of view while guiding students in their own search for truth within these often emotion-laden, crucial issues. The text includes original discussions of religious experience, the possibility that hope is an adequate substitute for belief, and the relationship between ethics and religion.