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041 _aeng
050 _aBT103
_b.G36 2004
100 _aGanssle, Gregory E.
245 0 _aThinking about God :
_bFirst Steps in Philosophy /
_cGregory E. Ganssle
260 _aDowners Grove, Ill. :
_bInterVarsity Press,
_c2004
300 _a187 p.
_b;
_c23 cm.
505 _apt. 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?
650 _aGod (Christianity).Christianity—Philosophy.
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