Questions about God: A Guide for StudentsThis text provides an overview of all the areas required by courses involving philosophy of religion and should be helpful for A/AS level students. Written by an experienced author and practised examiner, the book establishes four main areas of importance for student understanding: the existence and nature of God; God and science; God and experience; and God and language. Within each area the major issues, themes and critical thinking are identified as well as an explanation of the arguments of key theorists. Helpful features include detailed advice on answering examination questions, focus panels which present issues and ideas in a visual form and test questions for students to consider themselves. |
Contents
Arguments for Gods existence | 23 |
the ontological argument 23 Criticisms of the ontologi | 38 |
God and Science | 45 |
The challenge of modern science | 51 |
Reactions to Darwin 57 Positive responses to evolution 59 | 59 |
Negative responses to modern science | 65 |
God and Experience | 89 |
theism or atheism | 112 |
The problem of evil | 125 |
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