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Good God: The Theistic Foundations of Morality


Good God: The Theistic Foundations of Morality

Hardback by Baggett, David (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Liberty University); Walls, Jerry L. (Senior Research Fellow in the Center for Philosophy of Religion, Senior Research Fellow in the Center for Philosophy of Religion, Notre Dame University)

Good God: The Theistic Foundations of Morality

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ISBN:
9780199751808
Publication Date:
16 Jun 2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Inc
Pages:
304 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 24 - 29 May 2024
Good God: The Theistic Foundations of Morality

Description

Moral arguments for God's existence have undergone something of a resurgence in recent years. For quite a while they were out of vogue for a variety of reasons, but recent advances in the philosophy of language and philosophical and natural theology have reinvigorated moral apologetics. This is the first book to consolidate these gains into one coherent treatment, which will rigorously demonstrate to a wide readership how effectively various objections to moral apologetics have been answered. The authors show how strides in answering the problem of evil, the Euthyphro Dilemma, and epistemic vacuity and arbitrariness challenges to theistic ethics make possible a compelling cumulative moral argument that can greatly contribute to the rational case for God's existence--and God's goodness. The authors hope to reach a readership of not just philosophers, apologists, and theologians, but bright college students up through graduate school and beyond. Christians and non-Christians alike, those interested in apologetics, moral theology, atheology, and morality and religious ethics should find the book a significant contribution to their field.

Contents

Foreword by Thomas V. Morris ; Introduction ; 1. Moral Apologia ; 2. The Euthyphro Dilemma ; 3. Naming the Whirlwind ; 4. A Reformed Tradition Not Quite Right ; 5. God and Goodness ; 6. Divine Command Theory ; 7. Abhorrent Commands ; 8. The Problem of Evil ; 9. Knowing God's Will ; 10. Conclusion Eternity ; Appendix A: Answering the Extended Arbitrariness Objection to Divine Command Theory ; Appendix B: Outrageous Evil and the Hope of Healing ; Index

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