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Beschreibung
What does belief in God amount to? Can we reasonably believe in God's existence without argument or evidence? Can God's existence be proved? Can we believe in miracles? Is there life after death? In this book, Brian Davies provides a critical examination of some fundamental questions posed by religious belief. Completely rewritten in order to cover the latest developments in the field, the new edition of this highly successful textbook will once again prove the ideal introduction for all students of the philosophy of religion.
What does belief in God amount to? Can we reasonably believe in God's existence without argument or evidence? Can God's existence be proved? Can we believe in miracles? Is there life after death? In this book, Brian Davies provides a critical examination of some fundamental questions posed by religious belief. Completely rewritten in order to cover the latest developments in the field, the new edition of this highly successful textbook will once again prove the ideal introduction for all students of the philosophy of religion.
Über den Autor
Brian Davies is Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University, New York.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Introduction

  • 1: Concepts of God

  • 2: Philosophy and Religious Belief

  • 3: Cosmological Arguments

  • 4: Design Arguments

  • 5: Ontological Arguments

  • 6: Experience and God

  • 7: Talking about God

  • 8: Divine Simplicity

  • 9: Omnipotence and Omniscience

  • 10: God and Evil

  • 11: Miracles

  • 12: Morality and Religion

  • 13: Life after Death

  • General Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780199263479
ISBN-10: 0199263477
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Davies, Brian
Auflage: 3 Revised edition
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de
Maße: 219 x 139 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Brian Davies
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.10.2003
Gewicht: 0,408 kg
Artikel-ID: 102527494