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The coherence of theism / Richard Swinburne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Swinburne, Richard, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- God (Christianity)--Attributes.
- God (Christianity).
- Language and languages--Religious aspects.
- Language and languages.
- Semantics (Philosophy)--Religious aspects.
- Semantics (Philosophy).
- Theology--Terminology.
- Theology.
- Religion--Philosophy.
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- This substantially revised second edition of a classic text in philosophy of religion explores what it means, and whether it is coherent, to say that there is a God. Swinburne takes account of new developments in the debate over the past 40 years, and develops his views on central claims about the nature of God in light of recent discussion.
- Contents:
- Conditions for Coherence: Logical Possibility
- Conditions for Coherence: Metaphysical Possibility
- The Words of Theology: 1. Words with Old and New Senses
- The Words of Theology: 2. Medieval and Modern Accounts
- Attitude Theories
- An Omnipresent Spirit
- Free and Creator of the Universe
- Omnipotent
- Omniscient
- Perfectly Good and a Source of Moral Obligation
- Eternal and Immutable
- God's Necessary Properties
- A Necessary Being
- Holy and Worthy of Worship.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 6, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-182597-2
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