The Nature of God explores a perennial problem in the philosophy of religion. Drawing upon developments in philosophy, most notably those in philosophical logic, Edward R. Wierenga examines the traditional divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, eternity, timelessness, immutability, and goodness. His philosophically defensible formulations of the nature of God are in accord with the views of classical theists. The author provides an account of each of the divine attributes by stating in contemporary terms what such classical theists as Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas wrote about the nature of God; he then seeks to determine whether one can defend the ascription of traditional divine attributes to God against philosophical objections.Clearly written and comprehensive, The Nature of God contains a wealth of illuminating and original material on a central topic in the philosophy of religion
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"There is a fascinating and ongoing debate among analytic philosophers concerning the attributes of God and the relationship between God and the world. The discussion uses the tools of contemporary logic . . . to clarify and, hopefully, settle these issues. Wierenga's book is a substantial contribution to that debate. . . . It provides an overview of the twists and turns of contemporary discussion."-Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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Theists typically hold that God is almighty or all-powerful, that, in some sense, he is able do anything. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Free Will Defense, Oxford University Press, Alvin Plantinga, Journal of Philosophy, Philosophical Review, Conditional Excluded Middle, Philosophy of Religion, The Nature of Necessity, Grand Rapids, Norman Kretzmann, Richard Swinburne, The Coherence of Theism, God Everlasting, New York, Eleonore Stump, Roderick Chisholm, Ronald Reagan, The God of the Philosophers, Nelson Pike, Philosophical Studies, Stephen Davis, Alfred Freddoso, American Philosophical Quarterly, Anthony Kenny, Basil Blackwell New!
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Theists typically hold that God is almighty or all-powerful, that, in some sense, he is able do anything. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Free Will Defense, Oxford University Press, Alvin Plantinga, Journal of Philosophy, Philosophical Review, Conditional Excluded Middle, Philosophy of Religion, The Nature of Necessity, Grand Rapids, Norman Kretzmann, Richard Swinburne, The Coherence of Theism, God Everlasting, New York, Eleonore Stump, Roderick Chisholm, Ronald Reagan, The God of the Philosophers, Nelson Pike, Philosophical Studies, Stephen Davis, Alfred Freddoso, American Philosophical Quarterly, Anthony Kenny, Basil Blackwell New!
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- The Nature Of God by St. Thomas Aquinas on 16 pages
- The Nature of Necessity (Clarendon Library of Logic & Philosophy) by Alvin Plantinga on 14 pages
- The Coherence of Theism (Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy) by Richard Swinburne on 12 pages
- Logic and the Nature of God by Stephen T. Davis on 11 pages
- The Problem of Evil (Oxford Readings in Philosophy) by Marilyn McCord Adams on 10 pages
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- The Divine Attributes (Exploring the Philosophy of Religion) by Joshua Hoffman on 7 pages
- Religion And Morality (Ashgate Philosophy of Religion Series) (Ashgate Philosophy of Religion Series) by William J. Wainwright on 5 pages
- God, Time, and Eternity: The Coherence of Theism II: Eternity (v. 2) by W.L. Craig on 4 pages
- Divine Providence: The Molinist Account (Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion) by Thomas P. Flint on 4 pages
- Analytic Philosophy of Religion by Brian J. Shanley on page 78, page 79, and page 90
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