A case for the existence of God / Dean L. Overman ; foreword by Robert Kaita ; afterword by Armand Nicholi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Overman, Dean L.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God--Proof, Cosmological.

God.

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

polychrome.

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2010.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, ©2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

A Case for the Existence of God explores fundamental questions about why our world exists and how it functions, using principles of logic, physics, and theology to show that a belief in God can explain more about our world than even the most sophisticated science. In a time when religion and science are often portrayed as diametrically opposed, Dean Overman presents a refreshing view of the interplay between science and religion and makes a compelling case for the existence of God and his role in our world.<s

Contents:

A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD; ABRIDGED CONTENTS; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 01: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 02: THE QUESTION OF GOD'S EXISTENCE; Chapter 03: MANY GENERATIONS OF PHILOSOPHERS HAVE MADE THE MISTAKE OF ASSUMING HUME AND KANT'S OBJECTIONS DISPOSED OF THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT; Chapter 04: A UNIVERSE WITH AN INFINITE PAST WOULD STILL REQUIRE A NECESSARY BEING TO SUSTAIN ITS EXISTENCE; Chapter 05: BECAUSE THE UNIVERSE (OR MULTIVERSE) HAD A BEGINNING, IT IS CONTINGENT AND HAS A CAUSE FOR ITS COMING INTO EXISTENCE

Chapter 06: THE PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE SET FORTH IN THIS BOOK EMPHASIZES THE INTELLIGIBILITY OF THE UNIVERSE NOTED IN EINSTEIN'S STATEMENTChapter 07: EVOLUTION IS NOT DISPOSITIVE OF THE QUESTION OF WHY THERE IS SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING AND WHY THE UNIVERSE IS RATIONAL AND INTELLIGIBLE; Chapter 08: THE MYSTERY OF INFORMATION CHALLENGES A STRICT MATERIALISM; Chapter 09: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD GIVES AN ABSOLUTE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE REAL EXISTENCE OF RIGHT AND WRONG; Chapter 10: EVIDENTIAL FORCE OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE

Chapter 11: Recorded Experiences of Encounters with the Divine Bear Witness to a Way of Knowing that Includes Kierkegaard's KENDSKAB, BUBER'S I-Thou, OTTO'S Wholly Other, AND MARCEL'S MysteryChapter 12: THESE NINE WITNESSES TESTIFY TO ANOTHER WAY OF KNOWING THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EMPIRICAL AND THE METAPHYSICAL RATIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING, BUT IS BEYOND THE DESCRIBABLE AND REQUIRES PERSO; Chapter 13: CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS AND SUMMARY; AFTERWORD; Appendix A: THE NEW MATHEMATICS OF ALGORITHMIC INFORMATION THEORY IS RELEVANT TO THEORIES CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF THE FIRST LIVING MATTER

Appendix B: THE LIMITS OF MATHEMATICS AND THE LIMITS OF REASONAppendix C: THE EVIDENCE FROM CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS SUPPORTS THE CONCEPTS OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND FREE WILL; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41972-3

979-82-16-21889-0

1-282-71336-1

9786612713361

0-7425-6553-X

OCLC:

700699583