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Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason
J. L. Schellenberg
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Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
Why, if a loving God exists, are there reasonable nonbelievers, people who fail to believe in God but through no fault of their own? In Part 1 of this book, the first full-length treatment of its topic, J. L. Schellenberg argues that when we notice how a relationship with God logically presupposes belief in God, we have grounds to conclude that there would be no reasonable nonbelievers if theism were true, and thus-given their existence-grounds for atheism. This argument, he maintains, is not defeated by any of an array of counterarguments seeking to justify divine hiddenness drawn from ... Read more
Why, if a loving God exists, are there reasonable nonbelievers, people who fail to believe in God but through no fault of their own? In Part 1 of this book, the first full-length treatment of its topic, J. L. Schellenberg argues that when we notice how a relationship with God logically presupposes belief in God, we have grounds to conclude that there would be no reasonable nonbelievers if theism were true, and thus-given their existence-grounds for atheism. This argument, he maintains, is not defeated by any of an array of counterarguments seeking to justify divine hiddenness drawn from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
Condition
New
Weight
329g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801473463
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V9780801473463
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About J. L. Schellenberg
J. L. Schellenberg is Professor of Philosophy at Mount Saint Vincent University and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Dalhousie University. He is the author of Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason, Prolegomena to a Philosophy of Religion, The Wisdom to Doubt: A Justification of Religious Skepticism, and The Will to Imagine: A Justification of Skeptical Religion, all ... Read more
Reviews for Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason
Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason is a carefully argued, deeply insightful, and richly rewarding book. J. L. Schellenberg singlehandedly turned the problem of divine hiddenness into a major issue in contemporary philosophy of religion. -Paul Draper, Purdue University This book is a splendid, illuminating study of Divine hiddenness and its implications for the question of whether the God of ... Read more