LEADER 04542nam 22006734a 450 001 9910777784303321 005 20230617000125.0 010 $a1-383-04197-0 010 $a1-281-34618-7 010 $a0-19-153479-X 010 $a1-4294-6018-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471530 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24080575 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000110172 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11125255 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000110172 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10063106 035 $a(PQKB)10333357 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000289798 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12064437 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000289798 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10401763 035 $a(PQKB)10677220 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422924 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10271409 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL134618 035 $a(OCoLC)437109478 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7039221 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC422924 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471530 100 $a20050714d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBelief in God$b[electronic resource] $ean introduction to the philosophy of religion /$fT.J. Mawson 210 $aOxford $cClarendon Press ;$aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (320 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-19-927631-5 311 $a0-19-928495-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [261]-269) and index. 327 $aPersonhood, transcendence, immanence -- Omnipotence, omniscience, eternality -- Perfect freedom, perfect goodness, necessity -- Creator of the world, creator of value -- Revealer, offerer of eternal life -- Arguing for and against the existence of God -- The ontological argument -- The argument to design -- The cosmological argument -- The argument from religious experience -- The argument from reports of apparent miracles -- The problem of evil. 330 $aMawson's highly readable and engaging new introduction to the philosophy of religion offers full coverage of the key issues, from ideas about God's nature and character to arguments for and against his existence. 330 $bBelief in God answers two questions: what, if anything, is it that Jews, Christians, and Muslims are agreeing about when they join in claiming that there is a God; and what, if any, prospects are there for rationally defending or attacking this claim? In the context of a sustained argument for particular answers to these questions, Tim Mawson tackles many of the most prominent topics in the philosophy of religion. He argues that those who believe that there is a God are best interpreted as believing that there is a being who is essentially personal, transcendent, immanent, omnipotent, omniscient, eternal, perfectly free, perfectly good, and necessary; and non-essentially creator of the world and value; revealer of Himself; and offerer of everlasting life. Having explored the meaning and consistency of this conception of God in the first half of the book, Mawson goes on to consider whether or not belief or the absence of belief in such a God might be the sort of thing that does not rationally require argument and, if not, what the criteria for a good argument for or against such a God's existence might be. Having established some criteria, he uses them to evaluate specific arguments for and against the existence of such a God. He looks at the Argument to Design; the Cosmological Argument; the Ontological Argument; the Argument from Religious Experience; the Argument from Apparent Miracles; the Problem of Evil; and Pascal's Wager. Finally, he explores the relation between faith and reason. In the course of his argument, Mawson makes striking new claims and defends or attacks established positions in new ways. His conversational style, lively wit, and enlightening examples make Belief in God as pleasurable as it is instructive and thought-provoking. It makes an ideal text for beginning undergraduate courses and for anyone thinking about these most important of questions. 606 $aGod (Christianity)$xAttributes 606 $aGod$xProof 615 0$aGod (Christianity)$xAttributes. 615 0$aGod$xProof. 676 $a210 700 $aMawson$b T. J$01536820 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777784303321 996 $aBelief in God$93785761 997 $aUNINA