The Great Perhaps : God as a Question / Burton F. Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Burton F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>Burton F. Porter explores the philosophical question of the existence of God in an open, yet critical, way, examining the argumentation used by centuries of human society to support or reject divinity. </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 When Religion First Trembled into Expression; 2 National Religions of the Ancients; 3 The Nature of the Western God; 4 An Array of Alternative Beliefs; 5 Classic Arguments for God's Existence-and Their Critiques; 6 The Evidence of Common Sense; 7 If God Is Good, Why Do People Suffer?; 8 Other Proposed Explanations; 9 How Can Religious Claims Be Established?; 10 Famous Challenges to Faith; 11 The Stormy Relations between Science and Religion; 12 How Religion Relates to Society; 13 Immortality: A Diversity of Beliefs; 14 Religion Today-Its Multiple Forms; Glossary

Selected BibliographyIndex; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Porter, Burton F. Great Perhaps : God as a Question.

ISBN:

1-4422-4721-5

1-4422-4722-3