Download or read book God and Being written by George Pattison and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speaking of God in terms of Being has become one of the most hotly contested topics in the philosophy of religion of the last twenty years. Pattison offers a response that takes into account the insights of postmodern thinking whilst attempting to provide a new basis for religious language and life.
Download or read book The God Enquiry written by Brendan McCarthy and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as Brendan McCarthy can remember, he has been intrigued by the question of God’s existence. He has discovered that he is not alone in this fascination. This book has been born out of numerous conversations with honest enquirers, fearful doubters, ardent believers and convinced atheists. More than that, it has been born out of a desire to conduct a personal, open and honest enquiry into the possible existence and nature of God. This is not a work of Christian apologetics; there is no attempt to convince anyone of anything. Rather, it is an invitation to look over the author's shoulder as he thinks his way through what he considers to be the most important issues with regard to belief in God. This book takes an informed, personal look at the question of God’s existence and nature, but unlike most books of its kind, it does not seek to prove a point or to argue its readers into either belief or non-belief. Respecting the integrity of everyone involved in this debate, it maps a clear and accessible path through the maze of science, philosophy and theology, enabling the reader to come to his or her own conclusions. "As I wrote (and rewrote) this book, I made every effort to identify prior convictions and prejudices and then to set them to one side. What emerged was, for me, a fascinating process that led me down new roads and, I believe, into green, if somewhat uncomfortable, pastures. The end result is a book that is honest and engaging without being partisan. I hope that it encourages others to make a similar journey."
Download or read book The Evolution of the Idea of God written by Grant Allen and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding written by David Hume and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2024-09-09T19:27:34Z with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A foundational text in empiricism and skepticism, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding comprehensively examines the nature of human cognition, the limits of human knowledge, and the role of reason in understanding the world. Hume argues that our understanding of the world is based on custom, habit, and experience, rather than pure reason or innate knowledge. He challenges the notions of causality, induction, and the concepts of connections between cause and effect, arguing that our understanding of these relationships is based on probability and custom. It lays the groundwork for modern philosophy, emphasizing the importance of empirical evidence and the role of human psychology in shaping our beliefs and understanding of reality. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Download or read book Faith and Philosophical Enquiry written by D.Z. Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concern of this book is the nature of religious belief and the ways in which philosophical enquiry is related to it. Six chapters present the positive arguments the author wishes to put forward to discusses religion and rationality, scepticism about religion, language-games, belief and the loss of belief. The remaining chapters include criticisms of some contemporary philosophers of religion in the light of the earlier discussions, and the implications for more specific topics, such as religious education, are investigated. The book ends with a general attempt to say something about the character of philosophical enquiry, and to show how important it is to realise this character in the philosophy of religion.
Download or read book A Most Unlikely God written by Barry Miller and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sequel to From Existence to God, this text offers a portrait of God that contrasts sharply with that provided by perfect-being theology. It exposes the absurdity of this view and shows how radically God differs from even the most exalted of his creatures.
Download or read book Mystical Experience of God written by Jerome Gellman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2001: Engaging contemporary discussion concerning the validity of mystical experiences of God, Jerome Gellman presents the best evidential case in favor of validity and its implications for belief in God. Gellman vigorously defends the coherence of the concept of a mystical experience of God against philosophical objections, and evaluates attempts to provide alternative explanations from sociology and neuropsychology. He then carefully examines feminist objections to male philosophers' treatments of mystical experience of God and to the traditional hierarchal concept of God. Gellman finds none of the objections decisive, and concludes that while the initial evidential case is not rationally compelling for some, it can be rationally compelling for others. Offering important new perspectives on the evidential value of experiences of God, and the concept of God more broadly, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers including those with an interest in philosophy of religion, religious studies, mysticism and epistemology.
Download or read book Cicero on the Philosophy of Religion written by J. P. F. Wynne and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do the gods love you? Cicero gives deep and surprising answers in two philosophical dialogues on traditional Roman religion.
Download or read book Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion written by David Hume and published by . This book was released on 1779 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work written by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. Through dialogue, three fictional characters named Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes debate the nature of God's existence. While all three agree that a god exists, they differ sharply in opinion on God's nature or attributes and how, or if, humankind can come to knowledge of a deity. In the Dialogues, Hume's characters debate a number of arguments for the existence of God, and arguments whose proponents believe through which we may come to know the nature of God. Such topics debated include the argument from design - for which Hume uses a house - and whether there is more suffering or good in the world (Argument from evil)
Download or read book The Christian Religion written by Robert Green Ingersoll and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Christian Religion by Robert Green Ingersoll
Download or read book Philosophy of Religion written by Tim Bayne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy of religion contains some of our most burning questions about the role of religion in the world, and the relationship between believers and God. Tim Bayne considers the core debates surrounding the concept of God; the relationship between faith and reason; and the problem of evil, before looking at reincarnation and the afterlife.
Download or read book The Evolution of the Idea of God An Inquiry Into the Origins of Religions written by Grant Allen and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Evolution of the Idea of God is a study of humans' belief in God from primitive tribal religions to what Allen considered the more advanced Christian view. It was first published in 1897. The main question of this book is, "How did we arrive at our knowledge of God?" Rather than trying to prove or disprove any claims about the divine, Allen's method simply follows the psychological processes that led humans to religious belief, and further, from a belief in polytheism to monotheism.
Download or read book The God man an enquiry into the Christian incarnation by T L Townsend written by T L. Townsend and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Reason of Faith Or An Answer Unto that Enquiry Wherefore We Believe the Scripture to be the Word of God Together with the Causes Ways and Means of Understanding the Mind of God Etc written by John Owen (D.D., Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.) and published by . This book was released on 1801 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Theological Disquisitions Or An Enquiry Into Those Principles of Religion which are Most Influential in Directing and Regulating the Passions and Affections of the Mind written by Thomas Cogan and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Magistracy settled upon its only true scriptural basis or An impartial enquiry into the second part of a pamphlet intituled Answers by the Associate Presbytery to reasons of dissent given in by Thomas Nairn With an appendix containing a few questions against the Mason word By a remnant in these lands who yet adheres to these scriptural and covenanted principles i e the Reformed Presbytery etc written by Reformed Presbyterian Church (SCOTLAND) and published by . This book was released on 1747 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Enquiries Concerning the Human Understanding and Concerning the Principles of Morals written by David Hume and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enquiry concerning the principles of morals / Hume, David, 1711-1776.
