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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815980503321

Titolo

Questions about God : today's philosophers ponder the divine / / edited by Steven M. Cahn and David Shatz [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-774062-6

0-19-028777-2

1-280-59462-4

9786613624451

0-19-976080-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

211

Soggetti

God

Theism

Philosophical theology

Philosophy, Modern - 20th century

Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Contributors; 1 Must God's Commands Conform to Moral Standards?; 2 Is God Omnipotent?; 3 Why Does God Allow Evil?; 4 Is God Obliged To Make Us Happy?; 5 Why Does God Hide His Existence?; 6 Is God Vain?; 7 Why Does God Require Prayer?; 8 Whom Does God Consign to Hell?; 9 Does God Suffer?; 10 Does God Change?; 11 Does God Know the Future?; 12 Do All Religions Worship the Same God?; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Here, philosophers debate questions such as why God permits suffering or requires prayer, in a text that aims to engage both believer and non-believer.