The Epistemological Argument Against Atheism [electronic resource] : Why a Knowledge of God is Implied in Everything We Know

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meynell, Hugo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apologetics.

Christianity and atheism.

God--Proof, Moral.

God--Proof, Teleological.

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).

Apologetics--Proof, Teleological.

Christianity and atheism--Proof, Moral.

God.

Local Subjects:

Apologetics.

Christianity and atheism.

God--Proof, Moral.

God--Proof, Teleological.

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With his extraordinary command over English and his ability to transmit ideas clearly, Meynell takes on the concept of atheism and what he labels as Schleiermacher's cultured 'despisers of religion'. He argues that the concept of God is a rational belief and that the awareness of divinity illuminates the path for science. Not only does Meynell defend the existence of God, but also Christianity itself. He describes it as a form of dispensation to meet our human condition which acts as a substitute to the atheistic materialist alternative. Meynell adds that there is much to be learned from other

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Foundation and Empiricism; Chapter Two: Moral Atheism; Chapter Three: Rational Theism; Chapter Four: Christianity and Religions; Chapter Five: Portrait Gallery; Chapter Six: Spirit; Chapter Seven: Envoi; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

0-7734-2038-X

OCLC:

776202242