ABSTRACT

I have sympathy for religious naturalism, but prefer not to identify as a follower (Drees 2006: 121). Why this reservation? As I will discuss here, I think that there are credible philosophical alternatives to naturalism and interesting religious alternatives to religious naturalism. Before considering these, let me offer two minor considerations: the American character of religious naturalism as a movement, and a professional reservation about being labelled, and thereby constrained.