| Description |
1 online resource (x, 174 pages) |
| Contents |
Must God's commands conform to moral standards? / James Rachels -- Is God omnipotent? / Peter Geach -- Why does God allow evil? / Richard Swinburne -- Is God obliged to make us happy? / George N. Schlesinger -- Why does God hide his existence? / Michael J. Murray -- Is God vain? / Charles Taliaferro -- Why does God require prayer? / Eleonore Stump -- Whom does God consign to hell? / Stephen T. Davis -- Does God suffer? / Nicholas Wolterstorff -- Does God change? / William Hasker -- Does God know the future? / Steven M. Cahn -- Do all religions worship the same God? / John Hick |
| Summary |
From young children, with their guileless, searching questions, to the recently bereaved, trying to make sense of tragic loss, humans wrestle with our relationship to God--and with God's essence, motivations, and power--throughout our lives: Why does God permit catastrophe and senseless tragedy, again and again? Is God's power limited in any way? Can He change the past? Does He know the future? Why does God require prayer? Why does He not provide stronger evidence of His presence? Whom does God consign to hell, and why? Does God change? Suffer? What can we make of the conflicting diversity wit |
| Notes |
A collection of essays by leading philosophers previously published from 1973 to 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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God (Christianity)
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Theism.
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Philosophical theology.
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Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century.
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Philosophy, Modern.
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RELIGION -- Agnosticism.
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God (Christianity)
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Philosophical theology
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Philosophy, Modern
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Theism
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Gott
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Theismus
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Religionsphilosophie
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Philosophische Theologie
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God.
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Godsbestaan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cahn, Steven M
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Shatz, David
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| ISBN |
9780199760800 |
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0199760802 |
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1280594624 |
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9781280594625 |
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