Does God Exist? – A History of Answers to the Question

W. David Beck (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

328 Seiten

2021
IVP Academic (Verlag)
978-0-8308-5300-7 (ISBN)

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Does God exist? In one incisive volume, philosopher W. David Beck offers a narrative of pre-Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, and Islamic arguments for God's existence. In this history of answers to an essential question, readers will encounter both classical and contemporary arguments, including cosmological, teleological, moral, and ontological arguments.

Does God exist?
Throughout the history of philosophical and theological reflection, this fundamental question has prompted a range of responses.
In one incisive volume, philosopher W. David Beck offers a narrative of pre-Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, and Islamic arguments for God's existence. Here, readers will encounter both classical and contemporary arguments, including cosmological, teleological, moral, and ontological arguments along with commentary from the author.
Explore the history of answers to an essential question and add your own reflections to this ongoing conversation.

W. David Beck (PhD, Boston University) is emeritus professor of philosophy at Liberty University. He is the coeditor of Raised on the Third Day: Defending the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus, and his written work has appeared in publications including Philosophia Christi, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, and Christianity Today.

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The Beginnings of the Arguments

2. Cosmological Arguments

3. Teleological Arguments

4. Moral Arguments

5. Ontological Arguments

6. The End of the Story—For Now

Erscheinungsdatum	24.02.2021
Verlagsort	IL
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 227 mm
Gewicht	452 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8308-5300-6 / 0830853006
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-5300-7 / 9780830853007
Zustand	Neuware