God and Philosophy
Title | God and Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Etienne Gilson |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2002-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780300092998 |
In this classic work, the eminent Catholic philosopher Étienne Gilson deals with one of the most important and perplexing metaphysical problems: the relation between our notion of God and demonstrations of his existence. Gilson examines Greek, Christian, and modern philosophy as well as the thinking that has grown out of our age of science in this fundamental analysis of the problem of God. "[I] commend to another generation of seekers and students this deeply earnest and yet wistfully gentle little essay on the most important (and often, at least nowadays, the most neglected) of all metaphysical--and existential--questions. . . . The historical sweep is breathtaking, the one-liners arresting, and the style, both intellectual and literary, altogether engaging." --Jaroslav Pelikan, from the foreword "We have come to expect from the pen of M. Gilson not only an accurate exposition of the thought of the great philosophers, ancient and modern, but what is of much more importance and of greater interest, a keen and sympathetic insight into the reasons for that thought. The present volume does not fail to fulfill our expectations. It should be read by every Christian thinker." --Ralph O. Dates, America
Thinking About God
Title | Thinking About God PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory E. Ganssle |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2010-06-18 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0830877487 |
What is God like? What can God do? What can God know? How does God communicate? Philosopher Gregory E. Ganssle appeals to philosophy for some answers to these questions in this introduction to thinking clearly and carefully about God.
God & Philosophy
Title | God & Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Antony Flew |
Publisher | |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Apologetics |
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Russell on Religion
Title | Russell on Religion PDF eBook |
Author | Bertrand Russell |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780415180924 |
Russell on Religion presents a comprehensive and accessible selection of Bertrand Russell's writing on religion and related topics from the turn of the century to the end of his life. The influence of religion pervades almost all Bertrand Russell's writings from his mathematical treatises to his early fiction. Russell contends with religion as a philosopher, as a historian, as a social critic and as a private individual. The papers in this volume are arranged chronologically for optimum coherence of the development of Russell's thinking and are divided into five main sections: * Personal statements * Religion and Philosophy * Religion and Science * Religion and Morality * Religion and History. Students at all levels will find this a valuable insight into Russell's thought on religion.
Love of a God of Love
Title | Love of a God of Love PDF eBook |
Author | Hugo Strandberg |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2011-09-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441189637 |
Traditionally, religious belief has in the philosophy of religion been understood along more or less epistemological lines. Love of a God of Love develops another understanding of belief, where the moral concept of love is central. In this context, what is distinctive about the concept of love is that it is both the "what" and the "how" of belief: for the one who loves a God of love, the concept of love characterizes both the content side and the act side of the belief. In that respect, this understanding of religious belief makes it possible to avoid certain formalist difficulties, arising when the "what" and the "how" of belief are sharply distinguished.
Belief in God
Title | Belief in God PDF eBook |
Author | T. J. Mawson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0199276315 |
"Belief 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Philosophy of God, and Theology
Title | Philosophy of God, and Theology PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard J. F. Lonergan |
Publisher | Philadelphia : Westminster Press |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Religion |
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Lectures delivered at the St. Michael's Jesuit School of Philosophy and Letters, Gonzaga University in the fall of 1972. Includes bibliographical references.