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Paperback. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 323.
In this book, I discuss the question whether God exists, not as a Tillichian religious symbol, but as an actual person, albeit a person who is very different from you and me. My procedure is to examine arguments bdth for and against God's existence qua person and to assess their relative merits. I shall try to show that there is more evidence that God exists than that he does not. This position is, of course, rejected nowadays, even by most religious thinkers, who hold, for one reason or another, that evidence has nothing to do with religious belief, properly understood. ... Read more
In this book, I discuss the question whether God exists, not as a Tillichian religious symbol, but as an actual person, albeit a person who is very different from you and me. My procedure is to examine arguments bdth for and against God's existence qua person and to assess their relative merits. I shall try to show that there is more evidence that God exists than that he does not. This position is, of course, rejected nowadays, even by most religious thinkers, who hold, for one reason or another, that evidence has nothing to do with religious belief, properly understood. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Series
Philosophical Studies Series
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400963023
SKU
V9789400963023
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Reviews for Theism
`Dore has written an interesting and important book, a book that should keep many at a seminar (or upper level undergraduate course) in philosophy of religion hard at work for some time to come. ...every chapter in this impressive work is filled with interesting arguments, objections, and replies. ...this is a fine book and is ... Read more