Questions about God : today's philosophers ponder the divine / edited by Steven M. Cahn and David Shatz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cahn, Steven M. (Steven Mark), 1942- editor.

Shatz, David, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God.

Theism.

Philosophical theology.

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here, philosophers debate questions such as why God permits suffering or requires prayer, in a text that aims to engage both believer and non-believer.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Contributors; 1 Must God's Commands Conform to Moral Standards?; 2 Is God Omnipotent?; 3 Why Does God Allow Evil?; 4 Is God Obliged To Make Us Happy?; 5 Why Does God Hide His Existence?; 6 Is God Vain?; 7 Why Does God Require Prayer?; 8 Whom Does God Consign to Hell?; 9 Does God Suffer?; 10 Does God Change?; 11 Does God Know the Future?; 12 Do All Religions Worship the Same God?; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-774062-6

0-19-028777-2

1-280-59462-4

9786613624451

0-19-976080-2

OCLC:

775460290