04580nam 2200733 a 450 991045710710332120220110191031.01-282-71336-197866127133610-7425-6553-X(CKB)2550000000018968(EBL)616404(OCoLC)700699583(SSID)ssj0000413611(PQKBManifestationID)12139385(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413611(PQKBWorkID)10380986(PQKB)10105568(SSID)ssj0000589216(PQKBManifestationID)12198510(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000589216(PQKBWorkID)10656348(PQKB)11771368(MiAaPQ)EBC616404(Au-PeEL)EBL616404(CaPaEBR)ebr10404882(CaONFJC)MIL271336(EXLCZ)99255000000001896820100825d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA case for the existence of God[electronic resource] /Dean L. Overman ; foreword by Robert Kaita ; afterword by Armand Nicholi1st pbk. ed.Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.20101 online resource (263 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7425-6312-X 0-7425-6313-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-215) and index.A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD; ABRIDGED CONTENTS; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 01: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 02: THE QUESTION OF GOD'S EXISTENCE; Chapter 03: MANY GENERATIONS OF PHILOSOPHERS HAVE MADE THE MISTAKE OF ASSUMING HUME AND KANT'S OBJECTIONS DISPOSED OF THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT; Chapter 04: A UNIVERSE WITH AN INFINITE PAST WOULD STILL REQUIRE A NECESSARY BEING TO SUSTAIN ITS EXISTENCE; Chapter 05: BECAUSE THE UNIVERSE (OR MULTIVERSE) HAD A BEGINNING, IT IS CONTINGENT AND HAS A CAUSE FOR ITS COMING INTO EXISTENCEChapter 06: THE PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE SET FORTH IN THIS BOOK EMPHASIZES THE INTELLIGIBILITY OF THE UNIVERSE NOTED IN EINSTEIN'S STATEMENTChapter 07: EVOLUTION IS NOT DISPOSITIVE OF THE QUESTION OF WHY THERE IS SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING AND WHY THE UNIVERSE IS RATIONAL AND INTELLIGIBLE; Chapter 08: THE MYSTERY OF INFORMATION CHALLENGES A STRICT MATERIALISM; Chapter 09: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD GIVES AN ABSOLUTE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE REAL EXISTENCE OF RIGHT AND WRONG; Chapter 10: EVIDENTIAL FORCE OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCEChapter 11: Recorded Experiences of Encounters with the Divine Bear Witness to a Way of Knowing that Includes Kierkegaard's KENDSKAB, BUBER'S I-Thou, OTTO'S Wholly Other, AND MARCEL'S MysteryChapter 12: THESE NINE WITNESSES TESTIFY TO ANOTHER WAY OF KNOWING THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EMPIRICAL AND THE METAPHYSICAL RATIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING, BUT IS BEYOND THE DESCRIBABLE AND REQUIRES PERSO; Chapter 13: CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS AND SUMMARY; AFTERWORD; Appendix A: THE NEW MATHEMATICS OF ALGORITHMIC INFORMATION THEORY IS RELEVANT TO THEORIES CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF THE FIRST LIVING MATTERAppendix B: THE LIMITS OF MATHEMATICS AND THE LIMITS OF REASONAppendix C: THE EVIDENCE FROM CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS SUPPORTS THE CONCEPTS OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND FREE WILL; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORA Case for the Existence of God explores fundamental questions about why our world exists and how it functions, using principles of logic, physics, and theology to show that a belief in God can explain more about our world than even the most sophisticated science. In a time when religion and science are often portrayed as diametrically opposed, Dean Overman presents a refreshing view of the interplay between science and religion and makes a compelling case for the existence of God and his role in our world.<sReligion and scienceGodProof, CosmologicalElectronic books.Religion and science.GodProof, Cosmological.212.1212/.1Overman Dean L62220Kaita Robert866969Nicholi Armand M.Jr.,1928-2017.1071633MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457107103321A case for the existence of God2567890UNINA