John Wisdom (1904-1993) hører sammen med Russel, Wittgenstein og Ramsey til blandt de fremtrædende skikkelser inden for den analytiske filosofi. Wisdoms indflydelse blev af stor betydning for bevægelsens religionsfilosofiske udblik, hvor hans afhandling Gods indtager en central rolle.

Peter K. Westergaard introducerer Wisdoms religionsfilosofiske tænkning og præsenterer dens virkningshistorie samt dens udmøntning inden for nyere religionsfilosofi.

Gods foreligger i dansk oversættelse sidst i bogen.

Peter K. Westergaard, cand.theol. og ph.d., er lektor på Institut for religionshistorie, Københavns Universitet.

English
Along with Russel, Wittgenstein and Ramsey, John Wisdom (1904-1993) belongs to the most prominent figures within analytical philosophy. Wisdom's influence was of great importance for the religious philosophical view of the movement in which his dissertation Gods occupies a central part.

Peter K. Westergaard introduces Wisdom's religious philosophical thought and presents its influence on posterity and also its realization within recent religious philosophy.

Gods is included in a Danish translation at the end of the book.

Peter K. Westergaard, BD and PhD, is a senior lecturer at the Department of History of Religions at the University of Copenhagen.