God : eight enduring questions / C. Stephen Layman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Layman, C. Stephen (Charles Stephen), 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God.

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

God--Proof.

God--Attributes.

Faith.

Physical Description:

294 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Eight enduring questions

8 Enduring Questions

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2022]

Summary:

"This book explores a wide range of philosophical issues in their connection with theism, including views of free will, ethical theories, theories of mind, naturalism, and karma-plus-reincarnation. In this clear and logical guide, C. Stephen Layman takes up eight important philosophical questions about God: Does God exist? Why does God permit evil? Why think God is good? Why is God hidden? What is God's relationship to ethics? Is divine foreknowledge compatible with human free will? Do humans have souls? Does reincarnation provide the best explanation of suffering? Based on more than thirty years of experience in teaching undergraduates and in leading philosophical discussions related to God, Layman has arranged the text to deal with each of these eight questions in one or two chapters apiece. Many philosophical works take up questions about God, but the chapters of this book plunge the reader very quickly into the arguments relevant to each question. Layman presents the arguments cogently and simply, yet without oversimplifying the issues. The book emphasizes strengths and weaknesses of both theism and its metaphysical rivals. Readers will gain a clearer understanding of theism and naturalism, and of their sometimes surprising implications."-- Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: One. Does God Exist? Part I

Two. Does God Exist? Part II

Three. Why Does God Permit Evil?

Four. Why Think God Is Good?

Five. Why Is God Hidden? Part I

Six. Why Is God Hidden? Part II

Seven. How Is God Related to Ethics?

Eight. Is Divine Foreknowledge Compatible with Human Free Will? Part I

Nine. Is Divine Foreknowledge Compatible with Human Free Will? Part II

Ten. Do Humans Have Souls? Part I

Eleven. Do Humans Have Souls? Part II

Twelve. Does Reincarnation Provide the Best Explanation of Suffering?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-290) and index (pages 291-294).

ISBN:

9780268202064

0268202060

0268202052

9780268202057

OCLC:

1260291719

Publisher Number:

99989674871