LEADER 04580nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910457107103321 005 20220110191031.0 010 $a1-282-71336-1 010 $a9786612713361 010 $a0-7425-6553-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000000018968 035 $a(EBL)616404 035 $a(OCoLC)700699583 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000413611 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12139385 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413611 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10380986 035 $a(PQKB)10105568 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000589216 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12198510 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000589216 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10656348 035 $a(PQKB)11771368 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC616404 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL616404 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10404882 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL271336 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000018968 100 $a20100825d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA case for the existence of God$b[electronic resource] /$fDean L. Overman ; foreword by Robert Kaita ; afterword by Armand Nicholi 205 $a1st pbk. ed. 210 $aLanham, Md. $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7425-6312-X 311 $a0-7425-6313-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-215) and index. 327 $aA 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 EXISTENCE 327 $aChapter 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 EXPERIENCE 327 $aChapter 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 MATTER 327 $aAppendix 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 AUTHOR 330 $aA 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.