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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777784303321

Autore

Mawson T. J

Titolo

Belief in God [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to the philosophy of religion / / T.J. Mawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon Press

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-383-04197-0

1-281-34618-7

0-19-153479-X

1-4294-6018-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Disciplina

210

Soggetti

God (Christianity) - Attributes

God - Proof

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-269) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Personhood, transcendence, immanence -- Omnipotence, omniscience, eternality -- Perfect freedom, perfect goodness, necessity -- Creator of the world, creator of value -- Revealer, offerer of eternal life -- Arguing for and against the existence of God -- The ontological argument -- The argument to design -- The cosmological argument -- The argument from religious experience -- The argument from reports of apparent miracles -- The problem of evil.

Sommario/riassunto

Mawson's highly readable and engaging new introduction to the philosophy of religion offers full coverage of the key issues, from ideas about God's nature and character to arguments for and against his existence.