Author: Chad Meister
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107055385
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This Companion offers a state-of-the-art contribution by providing critical analyses of and creative insights on the problem of evil.
The Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil
Author: Chad Meister
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107055385
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This Companion offers a state-of-the-art contribution by providing critical analyses of and creative insights on the problem of evil.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107055385
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This Companion offers a state-of-the-art contribution by providing critical analyses of and creative insights on the problem of evil.
The Cambridge Companion to Christian Philosophical Theology
Author: Charles Taliaferro
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521514339
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This Companion offers an up-to-date overview of the beliefs, doctrines, and practices of the key philosophical concepts at the heart of Christian theology. The sixteen chapters, commissioned specially for this volume, are written by an internationally recognized team of scholars and examine topics such as the Trinity, God's necessary existence, simplicity, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, goodness, eternity and providence, the incarnation, resurrection, atonement, sin and salvation, the problem of evil, church rites, revelation and miracles, prayer, and the afterlife. Written in non-technical, accessible language, they not only offer a synthesis of scholarship on these topics but also suggest questions and topics for further investigation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521514339
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This Companion offers an up-to-date overview of the beliefs, doctrines, and practices of the key philosophical concepts at the heart of Christian theology. The sixteen chapters, commissioned specially for this volume, are written by an internationally recognized team of scholars and examine topics such as the Trinity, God's necessary existence, simplicity, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, goodness, eternity and providence, the incarnation, resurrection, atonement, sin and salvation, the problem of evil, church rites, revelation and miracles, prayer, and the afterlife. Written in non-technical, accessible language, they not only offer a synthesis of scholarship on these topics but also suggest questions and topics for further investigation.
The Cambridge Companion to Augustine
Author: David Vincent Meconi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107025338
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
This second edition of the Companion has been thoroughly revised and updated with eleven new chapters and a new bibliography.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107025338
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
This second edition of the Companion has been thoroughly revised and updated with eleven new chapters and a new bibliography.
The Blackwell Companion to The Problem of Evil
Author: Justin P. McBrayer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111860797X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
The Blackwell Companion to the Problem of Evil presents a collection of original essays providing both overview and insight, clarifying and evaluating the philosophical and theological “problem of evil” in its various contexts and manifestations. Features all original essays that explore the various forms of the problems of evil, offering theistic responses that attempt to explain evil as well as discussion of the challenges facing such explanations Includes section introductions with a historical essay that traces the developments of the issues explored Acknowledges the fact that there are many problems of evil, some of which apply only to those who believe in concepts such as hell and some of which apply to non-theists Represents views from the various religious traditions, including Hindu, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111860797X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
The Blackwell Companion to the Problem of Evil presents a collection of original essays providing both overview and insight, clarifying and evaluating the philosophical and theological “problem of evil” in its various contexts and manifestations. Features all original essays that explore the various forms of the problems of evil, offering theistic responses that attempt to explain evil as well as discussion of the challenges facing such explanations Includes section introductions with a historical essay that traces the developments of the issues explored Acknowledges the fact that there are many problems of evil, some of which apply only to those who believe in concepts such as hell and some of which apply to non-theists Represents views from the various religious traditions, including Hindu, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim
The Problem of Evil
Author: Peter van Inwagen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199543976
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
The vast amount of suffering in the world is often held as a particularly powerful reason to deny that God exists. Highly accessible and carefully argued, Peter van Inwagen's book maintains that such reasoning does not hold, and that suffering should not undermine belief in God.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199543976
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
The vast amount of suffering in the world is often held as a particularly powerful reason to deny that God exists. Highly accessible and carefully argued, Peter van Inwagen's book maintains that such reasoning does not hold, and that suffering should not undermine belief in God.
The Cambridge Companion to Atheism
Author: Michael Martin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139827391
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
In this 2007 volume, eighteen of the world's leading scholars present original essays on various aspects of atheism: its history, both ancient and modern, defense and implications. The topic is examined in terms of its implications for a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, religion, feminism, postmodernism, sociology and psychology. In its defense, both classical and contemporary theistic arguments are criticized, and, the argument from evil, and impossibility arguments, along with a non religious basis for morality are defended. These essays give a broad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction to this controversial topic.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139827391
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
In this 2007 volume, eighteen of the world's leading scholars present original essays on various aspects of atheism: its history, both ancient and modern, defense and implications. The topic is examined in terms of its implications for a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, religion, feminism, postmodernism, sociology and psychology. In its defense, both classical and contemporary theistic arguments are criticized, and, the argument from evil, and impossibility arguments, along with a non religious basis for morality are defended. These essays give a broad understanding of atheism and a lucid introduction to this controversial topic.
Cascade Companion to Evil
Author: Charles Taliaferro
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725288214
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
A guide to evil from a Christian point of view. In this wide-ranging and concise study, philosopher Charles Taliaferro explores: -the idea that evil is the destruction or privation of what is good -sin -divine commands -redemption from evil -hell and heaven -the problem of evil -and the multiple ways Christians seek to overcome evil with good.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725288214
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
A guide to evil from a Christian point of view. In this wide-ranging and concise study, philosopher Charles Taliaferro explores: -the idea that evil is the destruction or privation of what is good -sin -divine commands -redemption from evil -hell and heaven -the problem of evil -and the multiple ways Christians seek to overcome evil with good.
The Cambridge Companion to Hannah Arendt
Author: Dana Villa
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521645713
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A distinguished team of contributors examines the primary themes of Arendt's multi-faceted thought.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521645713
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A distinguished team of contributors examines the primary themes of Arendt's multi-faceted thought.
The Cambridge Companion to Cormac McCarthy
Author: Steven Frye
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107018153
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This book provides a sophisticated introduction to the life and work of Cormac McCarthy appropriate for scholars, teachers and general readers.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107018153
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This book provides a sophisticated introduction to the life and work of Cormac McCarthy appropriate for scholars, teachers and general readers.
The Cambridge Companion to Henry James
Author: Jonathan Freedman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825364
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Henry James provides a critical introduction to James's work. Throughout the major critical shifts of the last fifty years, and despite suspicions of the traditional high literary culture which was James's milieu, he has retained a powerful hold on readers and critics alike. All essays are written at a level free from technical jargon, designed to promote accessibility to the study of James and his work.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825364
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Henry James provides a critical introduction to James's work. Throughout the major critical shifts of the last fifty years, and despite suspicions of the traditional high literary culture which was James's milieu, he has retained a powerful hold on readers and critics alike. All essays are written at a level free from technical jargon, designed to promote accessibility to the study of James and his work.