Leland Royce Harper is assistant professor of philosophy at Siena Heights University.

In this trailblazing book, Leland Harper contributes to the growing body of literature on alternative concepts of God by engaging with cutting-edge research on the multiverse. Harper offers a thought-provoking survey of the various models of the multiverse that have been proposed and considers the most persuasive scientific and philosophical arguments in their favor. He also develops what is perhaps the definitive contemporary account of the deistic conception of God. Given the broad scope of this work, it will likely be of interest to a wide range of readers; most especially professional scholars and students working in the fields of philosophy of cosmology, philosophy of religion, and religious studies…. Harper’s book makes a welcome and substantial contribution to the growing body of literature surrounding alternative concepts of God. Hopefully, it will inspire further research into the theistic implications of the multiverse and more treatments of deism in the future.

• ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1IntroductionChapter 2The Case for the MultiverseChapter 3The Theist and the MultiverseChapter 4Attributes of a Deistic GodChapter 5Why Being a Deist May Not Be So BadChapter 6Possible Alternative Version of DeismChapter 7Potential Difficulties and Further Lines of Inquiry for the Multiverse DeistChapter 8Practical Considerations and Concluding ThoughtsReferencesAbout the Author

Leland Royce Harper is assistant professor of philosophy at Siena Heights University.

In this trailblazing book, Leland Harper contributes to the growing body of literature on alternative concepts of God by engaging with cutting-edge research on the multiverse. Harper offers a thought-provoking survey of the various models of the multiverse that have been proposed and considers the most persuasive scientific and philosophical arguments in their favor. He also develops what is perhaps the definitive contemporary account of the deistic conception of God. Given the broad scope of this work, it will likely be of interest to a wide range of readers; most especially professional scholars and students working in the fields of philosophy of cosmology, philosophy of religion, and religious studies…. Harper’s book makes a welcome and substantial contribution to the growing body of literature surrounding alternative concepts of God. Hopefully, it will inspire further research into the theistic implications of the multiverse and more treatments of deism in the future.

• ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1IntroductionChapter 2The Case for the MultiverseChapter 3The Theist and the MultiverseChapter 4Attributes of a Deistic GodChapter 5Why Being a Deist May Not Be So BadChapter 6Possible Alternative Version of DeismChapter 7Potential Difficulties and Further Lines of Inquiry for the Multiverse DeistChapter 8Practical Considerations and Concluding ThoughtsReferencesAbout the Author

Leland Royce Harper is assistant professor of philosophy at Siena Heights University.

In this trailblazing book, Leland Harper contributes to the growing body of literature on alternative concepts of God by engaging with cutting-edge research on the multiverse. Harper offers a thought-provoking survey of the various models of the multiverse that have been proposed and considers the most persuasive scientific and philosophical arguments in their favor. He also develops what is perhaps the definitive contemporary account of the deistic conception of God. Given the broad scope of this work, it will likely be of interest to a wide range of readers; most especially professional scholars and students working in the fields of philosophy of cosmology, philosophy of religion, and religious studies…. Harper’s book makes a welcome and substantial contribution to the growing body of literature surrounding alternative concepts of God. Hopefully, it will inspire further research into the theistic implications of the multiverse and more treatments of deism in the future.

• ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1IntroductionChapter 2The Case for the MultiverseChapter 3The Theist and the MultiverseChapter 4Attributes of a Deistic GodChapter 5Why Being a Deist May Not Be So BadChapter 6Possible Alternative Version of DeismChapter 7Potential Difficulties and Further Lines of Inquiry for the Multiverse DeistChapter 8Practical Considerations and Concluding ThoughtsReferencesAbout the Author