Richard Swinburne, the theistic rationalist philosopher, is one of the most contemporary famous philosophers of religion, whose views are particularly important in defense of theism. In his works, Swinburne has tried 1) to provide a correct and consistent explanation of the theory of theism; 2) To prove that the theory of theism is sufficient to explain the phenomena of the universe; And, 3) to make it clear that evidence such as the existence of evil cannot affect the validity of this theory. In the present work, the author has tried to provide a coherent and comprehensive explanation of this prominent contemporary thinker's efforts to defend the theory of theism and to answer the questions and objections raised against it. In fact, these efforts include the Swinburne's set of opinions in the philosophy of religion.

Mohammad Javad Asghari, Ph.D.