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Our Knowledge of God

Essays on Natural and Philosophical Theology

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Kelly James Clark

    1. Calvin College, Grand Rapids, USA

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Part of the book series: Studies in Philosophy and Religion (STPAR, volume 16)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Kelly James Clark
      Pages 1-13

  3. The Rationality of Religious Belief

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Evidence Against Anti-Evidentialism

      • Norman Kretzmann
      Pages 17-38

    3. Epistemic Probability and Evil

      • Alvin Plantinga
      Pages 39-63

  4. The Rational Grounds of Religious Belief

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Reference and the Refutation of Naturalism

      • Peter Forrest
      Pages 67-85

    3. The Place of Experience in the Grounds of Religious Belief

      • William P. Alston
      Pages 87-112

  5. Reason and Relevation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Revelation

      • Richard Swinburne
      Pages 115-130

  6. The Attributes of God

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Divine Simplicity

      • Nicholas Wolterstorff
      Pages 133-149

    3. Prophecy, Freedom and Middle Knowledge

      • Thomas P. Flint
      Pages 151-165

    4. Hold not thy Peace at my Tears

      • Kelly James Clark
      Pages 167-193

  7. Divine Benevolence and the Problem of Eternal Punishment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Julian of Norwich on the Tender Loving Care of Mother Jesus

      • Marilyn McCord Adams
      Pages 197-213

    3. The Scope of Human Autonomy

      • George N. Schlesinger
      Pages 215-223

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 225-230
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About this book

Natural theology is the project of articulating, defending and CntlClzmg arguments for the existence and nature of God without the aid of special revelation. Philosophical theology, which employs the rational methods of natural theology, is not restricted to premises that are discernible through observation and reason; it may rightly employ premises that are knowable through special revelation. While the project of natural theology may be construed as an attempt to demonstrate God's existence, one cannot ignore the importance of using reason or experience to understand, determine or assess attributes. One will want to know at the conclusion of a proof in natural God's theology if one has proved the existence of God and not merely the prim urn mobilum, source of moral obligation or a committee of finite designers; while God may be the prime mover and designer of the cosmos, none of these attributes alone is sufficient for making a claim to divinity. It is, therefore, difficult to distinguish sharply the project of natural theology from philosophi­ cal theology. The project of classical natural theology has been the attempt to prove God's existence and nature with arguments that employ premises that all rational creatures are obliged to accept.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Calvin College, Grand Rapids, USA

    Kelly James Clark

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Our Knowledge of God

  • Book Subtitle: Essays on Natural and Philosophical Theology

  • Editors: Kelly James Clark

  • Series Title: Studies in Philosophy and Religion

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2576-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1485-1Published: 31 August 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5136-1Published: 18 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2576-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 231

  • Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Religious Studies, general

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