God and the Multiverse

Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-30220-4 (ISBN)

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This collection brings together broad perspectives exploring the relationship between theism and the idea that multiple universes exist beyond our own, thoroughly assessing the idea that a multiverse is to be expected if theism is true. This book provides a definitive contemporary treatment of the claim that if God exists, there are many universes.

In recent decades, scientific theories have postulated the existence of many universes beyond our own. The details and implications of these theories are hotly contested. Some philosophers argue that these scientific models count against the existence of God. Others, however, argue that if God exists, a multiverse is precisely what we should expect to find. Moreover, these philosophers claim that the idea of a divinely created multiverse can help believers in God respond to certain arguments for atheism. These proposals are, of course, also extremely controversial. This volume collects together twelve newly published essays – two by physicists, and ten by philosophers – that discuss various aspects of this issue. Some of the essays support the idea of a divinely created multiverse; others oppose it. Scientific, philosophical, and theological issues are considered.

Klaas J. Kraay is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. He has published articles in such journals as Philosophical Studies, Erkenntnis, American Philosophical Quarterly, the Canadian Journal of Philosophy, the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Religious Studies, and Faith and Philosophy.

Introduction Klaas Kraay Part 1: Physicists on God and the Multiverse 1. Puzzled by Particularity Robert B. Mann 2. The Everett Multiverse and God Don N. Page Part 2: Theistic Multiverses: Details and Applications 3. The Multiverse: Separate Worlds, Branching, or Hyperspace? And What Implications are there for Theism? Peter Forrest 4. An Argument for Modal Realism Jason Megill 5. Revisiting the Many-Universes Solution to the Problem of Evil Donald A. Turner Part 3: Criticisms of Theistic Multiverses 6. Kraay's Theistic Multiverse Michael Schrynemakers 7. Best Worlds and Multiverses Michael Almeida 8. On Multiverses and Infinite Numbers Jeremy Gwiazda Part 4: Pantheistic Multiverses 9. Multiverse Pantheism Yujin Nagasawa 10. God and Many Universes John Leslie Part 5: Multiverses and the Incarnation 11. Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Incarnation Robin Collins 12. IIncarnation and the Multiverse Timothy O'Connor and Philip Woodward

Erscheinungsdatum	12.08.2017
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
Zusatzinfo	2 Tables, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-138-30220-1 / 1138302201
ISBN-13	978-1-138-30220-4 / 9781138302204
Zustand	Neuware