Proofs of God – Classical Arguments from Tertullian to Barth

Matthew Levering (PhD, Boston College) is the James N. and Mary D. Perry Jr. Chair of Theology at Mundelein Seminary, University of Saint Mary of the Lake, in Mundelein, Illinois. He previously taught at the University of Dayton. Levering is the author of numerous books, including The Theology of Augustine, Engaging the Doctrine of Revelation, and Ezra & Nehemiah in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible series.

• ContentsIntroduction1. Patristic and Medieval Arguments for God's ExistenceTertullianGregory of NazianzusAugustineJohn of DamascusAnselmThomas AquinasWilliam of Ockham2. Reformation and Enlightenment ViewsJohn CalvinMichel de MontaigneFrancisco SuárezRené DescartesBlaise PascalDavid HumeImmanuel Kant3. Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century ResponsesJohn Henry NewmanMaurice BlondelPierre RousselotLudwig WittgensteinRéginald Garrigou-LagrangeMartin HeideggerKarl BarthConclusion