God and Goodness

A Natural Theological Perspective

AvMark Wynn

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

First Published in 2004. God and Goodness takes the experience of value as a starting point for natural theology. Mark Wynn argues that theism offers our best understanding of the goodness of the world, especially its beauty and openness to the development of richer and more complex material forms. We also see that the world's goodness calls for a moral response: commitment to the goodness of the world represents a natural extension of the trust to which we aspire in our dealings with human beings. Wynn argues that the goodness of the world provides a glimpse into what we should mean by 'God'. Here, he seeks to recover the mediaeval sense that the goodness of the world offers an image of the goodness of God, not simply in relation to the world, but in itself. This book will be an invaluable read for those interested in natural theology and philosophy of religion.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-08-26
Mått:138 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415199155

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Mark Wynn is a lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion at the Australian Catholic University.

Recensioner i media

'...a most attractive as well as quite a persuasive book.' - Hugo Meynell, The Heythrop Journal Vol. 42, No. 2, April 2001'God and Goodness is a splendid, significant text' - Faith and Philosophy, Charles Taliaferro, January 2001it 'provides the best defence of the design argument that is presently available' - Religious Studies, Marcel Sarcot, March 2001

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Part 1 The goodness of the world as its reason for existence; Chapter 1 Providence and beauty; Chapter 2 The world as a source of value; Part 2 Disvalues and the goodness of the world; Chapter 3 Providence and evil; Chapter 4 Theodicy in an ecological mode; Part 3 Moral commitment to the goodness of the world; Chapter 5 A non-epistemic case for trusting in the goodness of the world; Part 4 The goodness of the world and the concept of God; Chapter 6 Worship and the concept of God; Chapter 7 Salvation and the concept of God; Chapter 8 Conclusion;