Good God : the theistic foundations of morality / David Baggett and Jerry L. Walls.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baggett, David.

Contributor:

Walls, Jerry L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and ethics.

Religious ethics.

Physical Description:

xv, 283 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]

Summary:

This book aims to reinvigorate discussions of moral arguments for God's existence. To open this debate, Baggett and Walls argue that God's love and moral goodness are perfect, without defect, necessary, and recognizable. After integrating insights from the literature of both moral apologetics and theistic ethics, they defend theistic ethics against a variety of objections and, in so doing, bolster the case for the moral argument for Gods existence. It is the intention of the authors to see this aspect of natural theology resume its rightful place of prominence, by showing how a worldview predicated on the God of both classical theism and historical Christian orthodoxy has more than adequate resources to answer the Euthyphro Dilemma, speak to the problem of evil, illumine natural law, and highlight the moral significance of the incarnation and resurrection of Christ. Ultimately, the authors argue, there is principled reason to believe that morality itself provides excellent reasons to look for a transcendent source of its authority and reality, and a source that is more than an abstract principle. Book jacket.

Contents:

Moral apologia

The euthyphro dilemma

Naming the whirlwind

A reformed tradition not quite right

God and goodness

Divine command theory

Abhorrent commands

The problem of evil

Knowing God's will

Ethics and eternity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199751815

0199751811

9780199751808

0199751803

OCLC:

624552072