IGNOU BPYC-107 Assignment 2026
Philosophy of Religion
Last updated by IGNOU: 31 Aug 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 05:16 pm.
| Course code | BPYC-107 |
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About the BPYC-107 assignment
The BPYC-107 assignment covers the nature of religion, religious experience, theology, theism and arguments about God. It also explores religious pluralism, religious language, the origins of religion, evil, dialogue and feminist critiques of philosophy of religion.
There are five compulsory main questions worth 20 marks each. Questions 1 and 2 offer alternatives and require about 400 words each. Question 3 requires two responses of about 200 words each, Question 4 requires four responses of about 150 words each, and Question 5 requires five short notes of about 100 words each.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
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| Question 1 | 20 | Discuss the nature of religion and compare Indian and Western understandings, or examine William James’ position on religious experience. |
| Question 2 | 20 | Explain philosophy of religion and its distinction from theology, or examine different forms of theism and their positions on God’s existence. |
| Question 3 | 2*10=20 | Choose two topics covering philosophical responses to religious pluralism, religious language as sacred substance, anthropological origins of religion and the logical problem of evil. |
| Question 4 | 4*5=20 | Choose four topics concerning God in Nyāya philosophy, cosmological arguments, religious fundamentalism, religious plurality versus pluralism, religious dialogue and feminist criticisms of philosophy of religion. |
| Question 5 | 5*4=20 | Write five short notes selected from the fine-tuning argument, soul-building theodicy, the sublime, totemism, pantheism, Buddhist rebirth, Pañca-Bheda and God as creator. |
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