God and Goodness
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Product details:
- Edition number New ed
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 3 July 2003
- ISBN 9780199256648
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages160 pages
- Size 203x135x9 mm
- Weight 108 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Hugh Rice explains why belief in God need not be seen as a strange or irrational kind of belief, but can be a natural extension of our ordinary ways of thinking. He suggests that we should think of God in an abstract way, and he offers a satisfying account of the relationship between God and goodness. Anyone interested in the nature of God and the basis of religious belief will enjoy this book.
MoreLong description:
Hugh Rice explains why belief in God need not be seen as a strange or irrational kind of belief, but can be a natural extension of our ordinary ways of thinking. First he argues that it is rational to believe that the universe exists just because it is good that it should exist. Then he argues that we should conceive of God in an abstract way; in particular, we should understand God's willing something as consisting in its being good that that thing should be so. Together these arguments give reason to believe that the universe was created by God.
This abstract conception of God does justice both to the nature of goodness and to the idea that God is sovereign. In the course of arguing for it, Rice gives clear and non-technical discussions of such fascinating topics as the objectivity of value, the problem of evil, and the evidence for miracles. Anyone interested in the nature of God and the basis of religious belief will enjoy this book.
God and Goodness is a fascinating book. It is clearly written, very ingenious, and in many places persuasive; and it makes a number of good points against those who would pit the scientific outlook against the religious.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Scientific Outlook
Objective Value
The Possibility of Knowledge of Necessary Truths
Existence and Goodness
Goodness and God
The Problem of Evil
Miracles
The Importance of Rational Belief
Bibliography
Index
