| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
The old man in the sky? -- The omnipresent person -- The unchangeable necessary being -- Negative (apophatic) theology -- Truth, goodness, and beauty -- Pantheism -- Deism -- The God who changes and acts -- Instrumentalism -- Reductionism -- Postmodernism -- Relativism -- Wittgensteinian Christianity -- Religious experience -- The eternal thou -- Moral faith -- Forgiveness and grace -- The inward light |
| Summary |
Who is God? How should we think about the concept of God? How have religions defined and altered conceptions of God over the ages? Are modern conceptions of God so different from our ancestors'? Philosopher Leslie Stevenson here offers 18 short and lively takes on God to help orient readers to this vast and confusing subject. Surveying everything from the idea of God as an 'old man in the sky' to the more abstract idea of a metaphysical God, among other ways of imaging the divine, Stevenson presents a clear and helpful guide for curious readers. Stevenson expresses no overall pre-commitment to theism, atheism or agnosticism; rather he offers a sympathetic account of a variety of views, combined with critical questioning about their meaning and practical application |
| Notes |
Also issued in print: 2019 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 18, 2019) |
| Subject |
Theism.
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God.
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God
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Theism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190066130 |
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019006613X |
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9780190066123 |
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0190066121 |
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