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Creation and the Sovereignty of God
Hugh J. McCann
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Hardcover. Details a systematic view of God as creator Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 294 pages, 1 Illustration. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Creation and the Sovereignty of God brings fresh insight to a defense of God. Traditional theistic belief declared a perfect being who creates and sustains everything and who exercises sovereignty over all. Lately, this idea has been contested, but Hugh J. McCann maintains that God creates the best possible universe and is completely free to do so; that God is responsible for human actions, yet humans also have free will; and ultimately, that divine command must be reconciled with natural law. With this distinctive approach to understanding God and the universe, McCann brings new perspective to the evidential argument from evil.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Series
Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253357144
SKU
V9780253357144
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About Hugh J. McCann
Hugh J. McCann is Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University. He is author of The Works of Agency: On Human Action, Will, and Freedom.
Reviews for Creation and the Sovereignty of God
Creation and the Sovereignty of God is an impressive and thought-provoking work, well worth a read for those interested in philosophy of religion and philosophical theology.
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
In Creation and the Sovereignty of God, Hugh McCann offers a defense of the traditional conception of God, and a case for God's existence, that is rigorous, well-informed, comprehensive, and innovative—a genuine tour de force.
Intl Journal of the Philosophy of Religion
Creation and the Sovereignty of God is a cohesive and integrated work that takes on various perennial philosophical and theological problems attendant to the doctrine of God as creator of the cosmos.
International Philosophical Quarterly
This is a book whose technical detail will give professionals quite a bit to chew on but whose clarity and coverage of a wide range of topics also make it suitable as an introduction to analytic philosophy of religion for advanced students.
American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
This one is a keeper! With dogged yet irenic spirit, McCann identifies and effectively restores an element one might have presumed to be foundational for any exploration of 'God' in Abrahamic faiths: free creation.
Modern Theology
McCann displays many intellectual virtues in this book: his arguments are well-developed, he carefully considers and refutes objections, and he creatively identifies and recasts mental images or analogies that might make his views appear implausible. This last virtue is aided particularly by his background in action theory. Though McCann's book is often difficult, it rewards the reader with a (perhaps surpris- ingly) forceful defense of a currently unpopular theology.
Heythrop Journal
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
In Creation and the Sovereignty of God, Hugh McCann offers a defense of the traditional conception of God, and a case for God's existence, that is rigorous, well-informed, comprehensive, and innovative—a genuine tour de force.
Intl Journal of the Philosophy of Religion
Creation and the Sovereignty of God is a cohesive and integrated work that takes on various perennial philosophical and theological problems attendant to the doctrine of God as creator of the cosmos.
International Philosophical Quarterly
This is a book whose technical detail will give professionals quite a bit to chew on but whose clarity and coverage of a wide range of topics also make it suitable as an introduction to analytic philosophy of religion for advanced students.
American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
This one is a keeper! With dogged yet irenic spirit, McCann identifies and effectively restores an element one might have presumed to be foundational for any exploration of 'God' in Abrahamic faiths: free creation.
Modern Theology
McCann displays many intellectual virtues in this book: his arguments are well-developed, he carefully considers and refutes objections, and he creatively identifies and recasts mental images or analogies that might make his views appear implausible. This last virtue is aided particularly by his background in action theory. Though McCann's book is often difficult, it rewards the reader with a (perhaps surpris- ingly) forceful defense of a currently unpopular theology.
Heythrop Journal