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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779591203321

Autore

Moser Paul K. <1957->

Titolo

The severity of God : religion and philosophy reconceived / / Paul K. Moser [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-30152-1

1-107-23604-5

1-107-30881-X

1-107-31436-4

1-139-15176-2

1-107-25457-4

1-107-30661-2

1-107-31216-7

1-299-00628-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 218 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

REL051000

Disciplina

212/.7

Soggetti

God (Christianity)

Worship

Philosophy and religion

Philosophical theology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Preface; Introduction; 1. Severity and God; 2. Severity and flux; 3. Severity and evidence; 4. Severity and salvation; 5. Severity and philosophy; References; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the role of divine severity in the character and wisdom of God, and the flux and difficulties of human life in relation to divine salvation. Much has been written on problems of evil, but the matter of divine severity has received relatively little attention. Paul K. Moser discusses the function of philosophy, evidence and miracles in approaching God. He argues that if God's aim is to extend without coercion His lasting life to humans, then commitment to that goal could manifest itself in making human life severe, for the sake of



encouraging humans to enter into that cooperative good life. In this scenario, divine agapeĢ„ is conferred as free gift, but the human reception of it includes stress and struggle in the face of conflicting powers and priorities. Moser's work will be of great interest to students of the philosophy of religion, and theology.