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How to prove there is a God : Mortimer J. Adler's writings and thoughts about God / compiled and edited by Ken Dzugan.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adler, Mortimer J. (Mortimer Jerome), 1902-2001.
- Adler, Mortimer J.
- God--Proof.
- God.
- God (Christianity).
- Physical Description:
- xi, 307 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Open Court, [2011]
- Summary:
- In the tradition of St. Thomas Aquinas, pagan philosopher Mortimer J. Adler (d. 2001) believed that the existence of God as creator and sustainer of the universe could be demonstrated by pure philosophical argument, without any recourse to faith. Dzugan (Center for the Study of Great Ideas) collects Adler's writing and transcripts of interviews (including an appearance in the TV show "Firing Line"), highlighting Adler's views on natural theology and his methods for proving the existence of God. An introduction reviews the main ideas of the work of Aquinas and sketches Adler's response to those ideas. Part 1 contains two essays by Adler alone and one essay by Adler with co-authors William F. Buckley and Jeff Greenfield. Part 2 contains essays and replies between Adler and theist scientist Owen Gingerich, plus essay demonstrating that Adler's ideas mesh with recent discoveries of cosmology. Part 3 offers essays from the 1940s, showing Adler's early struggles with the question of God's existence. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- How to think about God's existence / Mortimer J. Adler
- The God I pray to / Mortimer J. Adler
- Adler under fire / Mortimer J. Adler, William F. Buckley, and Jeff Greenfield
- A debate about God and science
- The guiding hand of God in the universe / Owen Gingerich
- God, chance, and natural theology / Mortimer J. Adler
- Gingerich replies to Adler / Owen Gingerich
- New developments in science strengthen Adler's argument for God's existence / John Cramer
- Adler's early struggles with the God question
- The demonstration of God's existence
- Mortimer J. Adler
- A reply to Adler on God's existence / Herbert Thomas Schwartz
- God's existence: a new approach / Mortimer J. Adler.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0812696891
- 9780812696899
- OCLC:
- 648922262
- Publisher Number:
- 99946280263
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