Whilst reincarnation is, globally speaking, an exceedingly common belief, analytic philosophy of religion has tended to ignore it. Religious Studies has reflected this parochial view, only rarely mentioning reincarnation. This archive collects together those exceptions that discuss reincarnation in more detail. Jointly, they cover four areas. First: The philosophy of parapsychology and how parapsychological research bears on rational belief in reincarnation. Second: The connection between reincarnation and personal identity, and whether there are arguments from the literature on the latter which rule out the possibility of the former. Third: What role might reincarnation play in our moral lives? Specifically, within the philosophy of religion, can reincarnation play a useful role when it comes to the problem of evil? Fourth: I end by examining a sadly neglected article by Roy Perrett which contains some philosophically interesting arguments for reincarnation.

Nikk Effingham

• Introduction: Reincarnation, Nikk Effingham
• The Evidence for Reincarnation, David Cockburn, Religious Studies, Volume 27, Issue 2 (1991): 199–207.
• In Defence of Reincarnation, Charles B. Daniels, Religious Studies, Volume 26, Issue 4 (1990): 501–504.
• The moral case for reincarnation, Carlo Filice, Religious Studies, Volume 42, Issue 1 (2006): 45–61.
• Reincarnation and Relativized Identity, J. J. Macintosh, Religious Studies, Volume 25, Issue 2 (1989), 153–165.
• Reincarnation, Closest Continuers, and the Three Card Trick: a Reply to Noonan and Daniels, J. J. Macintosh, Religious Studies, Volume 28, Issue 2 (1992), 235–251.
• The Possibility of Reincarnation, Harold W. Noonan, Religious Studies, Volume 26, Issue 4 (1990), 483–491.
• Rebirth, Roy Perett, Religious Studies, Volume 23, Issue 1 (1987), 41–57.
• The Problem of Life after Death, H. H. Price Religious Studies, Volume 3, Issue 2 (1968), 447–459.