02435nam 22004215 450 991079399470332120230817181933.01-5017-4532-810.7591/9781501745324(CKB)4100000009147508(MiAaPQ)EBC5965154(DE-B1597)534192(OCoLC)1125109803(DE-B1597)9781501745324(EXLCZ)99410000000914750820191126d2019 fg engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGod, Knowledge, and Mystery Essays in Philosophical Theology /Peter Van InwagenIthaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]©19951 online resource (284 pages)0-8014-2994-3 Frontmatter -- Contents -- General Introduction -- Part I. Chance, Evil, and Modal Skepticism -- Introduction -- I. Ontological Arguments -- 2. The Place of Chance in a World Sustained by God -- 3. The Problem of Evil, the Problem of Air, and the Problem of Silence -- 4. The Magnitude, Duration, and Distribution of Evil: A Theodicy -- Part II. The Bible, the Church, and Modern Knowledge -- Introduction -- 5. Genesis and Evolution -- 6. Critical Studies of the New Testament and the User of the New Testament -- 7. Non Est Hick -- Part III. Trinity and Incarnation -- Introduction -- 8. And Yet They Are Not Three Gods but One God -- 9. Not by Confusion of Substance, but by Unity of Person -- IndexIn a book that will appeal to a general audience as well as philosophers of religion, a leading metaphysician tackles fundamental theological problems in a lucid and engaging manner. Peter van Inwagen begins with a provocative new introduction exploring the question of whether a philosopher such as himself is qualified to address theological matters. The chapters that follow take up the central problem of evil in a world created and sustained by God.Philosophical theologyPhilosophical theology.230/.01Van Inwagen Peter, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut616793DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910793994703321God, Knowledge, and Mystery3844633UNINA