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Thinking about God : First Steps in Philosophy / Gregory E. Ganssle

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 2004Description: 187 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 97808308278480830827846
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT103  .G36 2004
Contents:
pt. 1. Introduction. Why bother thinking about God? -- What is philosophy? -- You cannot prove God's existence -- What about faith? -- Can we be neutral? -- Where do we begin? -- pt. 2. Reasons to believe in God. Starting at the beginning : Why is there anything at all? -- Starting at the beginning : Must the universe have a cause? -- Starting at the beginning : Must the first cause be God? -- Looking at the details : Design and designers -- Looking at the details : Darwin and design -- Looking at the details : Fine-tuning and design -- Looking at the details : Many world and small chances -- Looking in the mirror : Moral reality -- Looking in the mirror : Moral facts point to God -- Reasons to believe : The cumulative case -- pt. 3. God and evil. The square circle objection -- God and evil reconciled -- Reasons God could have to allow evil -- Freedom and determinism : A chapter you might want to skip -- The unicorn objection -- Is there an elephant in the room? -- pt. 4. What is God like? Beginning to think about what God is like -- What can God do? -- What can God know? -- Can God know the future? -- Does God Communicate?
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pt. 1. Introduction. Why bother thinking about God? -- What is philosophy? -- You cannot prove God's existence -- What about faith? -- Can we be neutral? -- Where do we begin? -- pt. 2. Reasons to believe in God. Starting at the beginning : Why is there anything at all? -- Starting at the beginning : Must the universe have a cause? -- Starting at the beginning : Must the first cause be God? -- Looking at the details : Design and designers -- Looking at the details : Darwin and design -- Looking at the details : Fine-tuning and design -- Looking at the details : Many world and small chances -- Looking in the mirror : Moral reality -- Looking in the mirror : Moral facts point to God -- Reasons to believe : The cumulative case -- pt. 3. God and evil. The square circle objection -- God and evil reconciled -- Reasons God could have to allow evil -- Freedom and determinism : A chapter you might want to skip -- The unicorn objection -- Is there an elephant in the room? -- pt. 4. What is God like? Beginning to think about what God is like -- What can God do? -- What can God know? -- Can God know the future? -- Does God Communicate?

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