Nature and existence of God Books

Book SynopsisJesus turned water into wine, Mohammad split the moon into two, and Buddha walked and spoke immediately upon birth. According to recent statistics, even in the present age of advanced science and technology, most people believe in miracles. In fact, newspapers and television regularly report alleged miracles, such as recoveries from incurable diseases, extremely unlikely coincidences, and religious signs and messages on unexpected objects. In this book the award-winning author and philosopher Yujin Nagasawa addresses some of our most fundamental questions concerning miracles. What exactly is a miracle? What types of miracles are believed in the world''s great religions? What do recent scientific findings tell us about miracles? Can we rationally believe that miracles have really taken place? Can there be acts that are more religiously significant than miracles? Drawing on a vast variety of fascinating examples from across the major religions, Nagasawa discusses the lively debate on miracles that ranges from reported miracles in ancient scriptures in the East and West to cutting-edge scientific research on belief formation. Throughout, he drives us to ask ourselves if and how we can still believe in in miracles in the twenty-first century.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade Reviewa thought-provoking book * Raiyan Azmi, Catholic Herald *a very fair-minded treatment of miracles * Paradigm Explorer *Nagasawa has a fairly detached view of the whole subject, which neither denigrates the believer nor exalts the sceptic ... [He] writes engagingly, and with a relatively easy to understand style ... this is a book I would recommend to both believer and sceptic. * Jonathan Cowie, Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation *Miracles inhabit the human psyche. They evoke intense, polarizing reactions - uncritical acceptance from believers, derisive denial from nonbelievers. In this much-needed book, Yujin Nagasawa, an innovative and fearless philosopher, expands our understanding of miracles and provides a sweeping, thoughtful, penetrating, objective account of their origins and meaning. * Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Creator and Host, PBS TV series Closer To Truth *'Miracles' is just the sort of topic that is perfect for Oxford University Press's extensive 'Very Short Introductions' series in that it is specific enough to allow for a focused treatment, and yet expansive enough to be of interest to a wide readership...The book would certainly be a helpful addition to any undergraduate course that touches on miracles, particularly because of the many lively illustrations and examples that Nagasawa includes in the text. * Brett Hendrickson, Reading Religion *Table of ContentsPREFACE; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; INDEX

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Book SynopsisIcon of modern-day fundamentalist movements, firebrand religious purist, tireless polemicist against the intellectual schools of his timeâthe Ibn Taymiyya we know is a thinker we often associate with hard attitudes and dogmatic stances. Yet there is another Ibn Taymiyya that stands out from the pages of his work, the thinker who fashions himself as a master of the via media and as a defender of the harmony between human reason and the religious faith. The aim of this book is to shed fresh light on Ibn Taymiyya''s intellectual identity by a close investigation of his ethical thought. Earlier Muslim thinkers debating ethical value had been exercised by a number of core questions. What makes actions right or wrong? How do human beings know it? And what is God''s relationship to the evaluative standards discerned by the human mind? An investigation of Ibn Taymiyya''s engagement with such questions has much to teach us about his intellectual program and particularly about the role of reason and the linchpin concept of human nature (fitra) within this program. It also has much to teach us about Ibn Taymiyya''s relationship to the intellectual landscape of his time, bringing us up against a rich tapestry of ethical discussions unfolding within theology, philosophy and legal theory in the classical period. At the same time, a close reading of Ibn Taymiyya''s ethics invites us to confront not only the content of his thought but its form, and more particularly those features of his writing that fracture our efforts to unify his thought.Trade ReviewSophia Vasalou's book sets very high standards for future scholarly research on Ibn Taymiyya's intellectual legacy. The book proposes an alternative story of Ibn Taymiyya's relationship to the classical debates about ethics. * Caterina Bori, Quaderni di Studi Arabi *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1 Ethical value between deontology and consequentialism ; 2 Ethical knowledge between human self-guidance and the revealed Law ; 3 Ibn Taymiyya's ethics and its Ash'arite antecedents ; 4 The aims of the Law and the morality of God ; 5 Broader perspectives on Ibn Taymiyya's ethical rationalism ; 6 Return to the present ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays, which originated in 1987 at a symposium titled ""God and Creation: An Ecumenical Symposium in Comparative Religious Thought,"" is devoted to the doctrine of creation in the three Western monotheistic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.Trade Review“A gem of a book that no student of Abrahamic faiths in general or of Islam in particular can afford to miss. God and Creation marks a major contribution to comparative religious thought as well as to the doctrine of divine creation in the monotheistic traditions. . . . One fervently hopes that this remarkable book soon becomes available as a paperback so that it can reach the hands of eager students instead of collecting dust on the bookshelves of wearied specialists.” —Muslim World Book Review"God and Creation is an important contribution to comparative religious thought in general and to serious theological reflection on the doctrine of divine creation in Judaism, Christianity and Islam in particular." —Temple University"The doctrine of creation is the issue under consideration in God and Creation, the collection of papers and responses originally delivered at a symposium held at the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame in 1987. The symposium aims at, and to a remarkable extent, succeeds in fostering conversation between the three great Western traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, on some ways in which the doctrine of creation has functioned in each." —AmericaTable of ContentsPhilosophical elaboration of the scriptural witness, Seymour Feldman et al; Judaism, David Blumenthal et al; Christianity, John Kenney et al; Islam, Azim Nanji et al.

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Book SynopsisOn the one hand, sin seems something that humans do not do freely and so cannot be not responsible for, and on the other hand, sin seems something that we must be responsible for. This Element considers three possible responses to the puzzle of sin libertarian, soft determinist, and free-will skepticand weighs the costs and benefits of each.Table of Contents1. The puzzle of sin and free will; 2. Libertarian solutions; 3. Soft determinist solutions; 4. Free will skeptical solutions; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisChristian philosophers value drawing others to Christian faith. While the integrity of Christian philosophy is defended, questions are raised about its relationship to the overall practice of philosophy. This Element reflects on when it may be philosophically acceptable to appeal to mystery.Table of Contents1. Is 'Christian philosophy' a problem?; 2. Is God's transcendence a problem for Christian philosophy?; 3. Is there a problem with a God's eye point of view?; 4. Is the God of Christian philosophy too exclusive?; 5. God: good and bad problems; References.

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Book SynopsisA train stops on the tracks in the middle of the night and a lone woman steps out, following a call from deep in the forest. In these six richly imagined short stories, Andrea Lundgren explores a liminal space where the town meets the wilderness and human consciousness meets something more animalistic. From foxes to blue whales to angels, the creatures that roam through these stories spark a desire for something more in their human counterparts: a longing for transformation. Whether dealing with familial tensions, romantic troubles, or a crisis of faith, their human anguish is explored with psychological depth and poetic insight in the earthy, evocative world of Lundgren’s northern borderlands.Trade Review‘A magical realist universe where anything can happen and not much can be explained.’ Vi Laaser; ‘Mesmeric...These are fascinating, haunting stories that stay with the reader.’ Alex Fleming, Swedish Book Review; 'Magical realism and environmental poetry spiced with elements of horror in the spirit of Jon Ajvide Lindqvist.' göteborgs-postenTable of ContentsThe Bird That Cries in the Night, The Cat, How Things Come to Seem, The Father Hole, The Girlfriend, On the Nature of Angels

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Book SynopsisA central problem for the non-specialist reader over the works of Hume today is that his ellifluous 18th century prose appears strange to our eyes and ears... What follows, therefore, is what the present editors did about it. The central purpose is to open to Hume’s original target audience his writings on religious affairs; a subject which was of central importance to him – and which remains of perennial interest to humankind. David Hume’s writings on history, politics and philosophy have shaped thought to this day. His bold scepticism ranged from common notions of the ‘self’ to criticism of standard theistic proofs. He insisted on grounding understandings of popular religious beliefs in human psychology rather than divine revelation, and he aimed to disentangle philosophy from religion in order to allow the former to pursue its own ends. In this book, Professors David W Purdie and Peter S Fosl decipher some of Hume’s most challenging texts for the modern reader, while preserving the sharp intellect and undaunted nerve for which Hume is famous. Hume’s spirit is brought alive for contemporary times and his writing is made accessible for its intended audience: the general public.

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Book Synopsis An extraordinary work that revitalizes theology and Christian life by recovering the early roots of Trinitarian doctrine and exploring the enduringly practical dimensions of faith in God as a community of persons.

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Book SynopsisMarija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. This text contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new disco veries, insights, and analysis.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Editor's Preface Acknowledgments Editor's Introduction Part 1 Religion in Prepatriarchal Europe 1 Images of Goddesses and Gods 2 Symbols, Signs, and Sacred Script 3 The Tomb and the Womb 4 Temples 5 Sacred Stone and Wood Ceremonial Centers 6 Matrilineal Social Structure as Mirrored in Religion and Myth Part 2 The Living Goddesses 7 The Minoan Religion in Crete 8 The Greek Religion 9 The Etruscan Religion 10 The Basque Religion 11 The Celtic Religion 12 The Germanic Religion 13 The Baltic Religion Editor's Afterword Editor's Notes Glossary Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA new, updated edition of John Lennox's successful book, including a foreword by Francis Collins, Director of the Human Genome ProjectTrade Review'A brilliantly argued re-evaluation of the relation of science and religion, casting welcome new light on today's major debates. A must-read for all reflecting on the greatest questions of life.' -- Alister McGrath, author, Glimpsing the Face of God'Recent books touting atheism have been grounded more on dyspepsia than on dispassionate reason. In this book John considers the best, most recent science from physics and biology, and demonstrates that the picture looks far different from what we've been told.' -- Michael Behe, author, Darwin's Black Box and The Edge of EvolutionTable of ContentsContentsPreface 71. War of the worldviews 152. The scope and limits of science 313. Reduction, reduction, reduction… 474. Designer universe? 585. Designer biosphere? 786. The nature and scope of evolution 1007. The origin of life 1228. The genetic code and its origin 1359. Matters of information 14810. The monkey machine 16311. The origin of information 17412. Violating nature? The legacy of David Hume 193Epilogue 207References 211Index 222

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Book SynopsisGoddesses often are labelled as one-dimensional forces of nature or fertility. In examining a number of goddesses whose primary role is sovereignty, this volume reveals the rich diversity of goddess traditions. Drawn from a variety of cultural and historical settings, the goddesses described here include Inanna of ancient Sumer; Oshun of Nigeria; and Cihuacoatl of pre-historical America.Trade ReviewAn interesting survey of regiocultural understandings of goddesses' relationship to human authority. * The Journal of the American Academy of Religion *

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Book SynopsisThe poetry of Dylan Thomas has long been heralded as amongst the greatest of the Modern period, and along with his play, Under Milk Wood, his books are amongst the best-loved works in the literary canon. This new selection of his poetry contains all of his best-loved verse - including 'I See the Boys of Summer', 'And Death Shall Have No Dominion', 'The Hand that Signed the Paper' and, of course, 'Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night' - as well as some of his lesser-known lyrical pieces, and aims to show the great poet in a new light.Trade Review'[Then] the greatest living poet in the English language.' (Observer) 'He is unique, for he distils an exquisite mysterious moving quality which defies analysis.' (Sunday Times)

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Book SynopsisGod is not only to be found in majestic cathedrals or supernatural visions, shows best-selling author Yancey, but also and often more powerfully in the unexpected places - the might of a polar bear, the oppression of a Peruvian prison cell or in the broken cry of Shakespeare''s King Lear. As we discover God''s footprints in increasingly unlikely places, so our understanding of his beauty, love and power continues to grow. Finding God in Unexpected Places will sharpen your spiritual vision and challenge you to look for God outside the four walls of the church. he may not be as far away as you think. In this updated edition of an already-popular title, Yancey has removed nine of the chapters that he felt had become dated, and added another fourteen brand new chapters.

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Book SynopsisPresents the provocative idea that God does not exist, God insists, while God's existence is a human responsibility, which may or may not happenTrade Review[T]his is a valuable theological contribution for those with ears to hear. . . . Recommended. * Choice *The Insistence of God is a tour de force of novel, provocative ideas expressed in Heideggerian, Derridean, and Deleuzian rhetoric. It reads like a manifesto for a new wave of Christian theologians who re-imagine theology under the name of theopoetics. * Bibliographia *Caputo's Insistence of God is an excellent text that opens the way into new forms of theological thinking. He puts forward an argument that must be wrestled with and brings to light new avenues for both religious and theological thought. Caputo is not for the faint of heart as his style is, at times, trenchant; but, in the end, wrestling with his work makes one better on the other side. * Reviews in Religion and Theology *In my life I have read no more stimulating book of theology. Buckle your seatbelt! * Dialog *Table of ContentsPreface: The Gap God OpensAcknowledgmentsPart 1. The Insistence of God 1. God, Perhaps: The Fear of One Small Word 2. The Insistence of God 3. Insistence and Hospitality: Mary and Martha in a Postmodern WorldPart 2. Theopoetics: The Insistence of Theology 4. Theopoetics as the Insistence of a Radical Theology 5. Two Types of Continental Philosophy of Religion 6. Is There an Event in Hegel? Malabou, Plasticity, and "Perhaps" 7. Gigantomachean Ethics: Žižek, Milbank, and the Fear of One Small WordPart 3. Cosmopoetics: The Insistence of the World 8. The Insistence of the World: From Chiasm to Cosmos 9. As if I Were Dead: Radical Theology and the Real 10. Facts, Fictions, and Faith: What Is Really Real after All? 11. A Nihilism of Grace: Life, Death, and Resurrection 12. The Grace of the WorldNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisIS YOUR GOD TOO NICE? A timely and forthright book from one of the church's most trusted and loved teachers.

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Book SynopsisThe orderliness of the universe and the existence of human beings already provides some reason for believing that there is a God - as argued in Richard Swinburne''s earlier book Is There a God ? Swinburne now claims that it is probable that the main Christian doctrines about the nature of God and his actions in the world are true. In virtue of his omnipotence and perfect goodness, God must be a Trinity, live a human life in order to share our suffering, and found a church which would enable him to tell all humans about this. It is also quite probable that he would provide his human life as an atonement for our wrongdoing, teach us how we should live and tell us his plans for our future after death. Among founders of religions, Jesus satisfies uniquely well the requirement of living the sort of human life which God would need to have lived. But to give us adequate reason to believe that Jesus was God, God would need to put his ''signature'' on the life of Jesus by an act which he alone Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Richard Swinburne, the former Nolloth Professor at Oxford, adroitly marshals the evidences of natural theology to affirm the cogency of the Christian faith... Was Jesus God? is an entertaining, bracing, compelling book and welcome proof that not all of our academics have turned their backs on what Hopkins once called 'the fine delight that fathers thought. * Edward Short, Inside Catholic *Table of ContentsPART 1 GOD LOVES US; PART 2 GOD SHOWS US THAT HE LOVES US

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Book SynopsisCutting across the divide between East and West and between Catholic and Evangelical, Thomas F. Torrance illuminates our understanding of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Torrance combines here the Gospel and a theology shaped by Karl Barth and the Church Fathers, and offers his readers a unique synthesis of the Nicene Creed. This volume remains a tremendously helpful resource on the doctrine of the Trinity and the Nicene Creed. The new introduction for this Cornerstones edition is written by Myk Habets, the leading Thomas F. Torrance scholar today.Trade ReviewCan be viewed as a case study in how to build a scripturally grounded and historically attested doctrine of the Trinity…well worth obtaining in this new edition. * Themelios *Table of ContentsIntroduction Myk Habets Foreword 1. Faith and Godliness 2. Access to the Father 3. The Almighty Creator 4. God of God, Light of Light 5. The Incarnate Saviour 6. The Eternal Spirit 7. The One Church 8. The Triunity of God Index

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Book SynopsisAn expansive, yet succinct, analysis of the Philosophy of Religion from metaphysics through theology. Organized into two sections, the text first examines truths concerning what is possible and what is necessary. These chapters lay the foundation for the book's second part the search for a metaphysical framework that permits the possibility of an ultimate explanation that is correct and complete. A cutting-edge scholarly work which engages with the traditional metaphysician's quest for a true ultimate explanation of the most general features of the world we inhabit Develops an original view concerning the epistemology and metaphysics of modality, or truths concerning what is possible or necessary Applies this framework to a re-examination of the cosmological argument for theism Defends a novel version of the Leibnizian cosmological argument Trade Review“This trim but highly technical volume is indisensable for scholars and graudate-level researchers in the field. Summing Up: Essential. Graduate students and researchers/faculty.” (Choice, 1 October 2012)Table of ContentsPreface ix Part I The Explanatory Role of Necessity 1 1. Modality and Explanation 3 Relative and Absolute Necessity 3 Scientifically Established Necessities 5 An Epistemological Worry about Modality: Causal Contact with Modal Facts 7 Modal Nihilism 10 Modal Reductionism and Defl ationism 15 Modal Anti-Realism and Quasi-Realism 27 Conclusion 30 2. Modal Knowledge 32 Conceivability As Our Guide? 32 Modality a Matter of Principle? 36 The Theoretical Roles of Modal Claims: Towards a Modal Epistemology 41 The Spheres of Possibility 60 Part II The Necessary Shape of Contingency 63 3. Ultimate Explanation and Necessary Being: The Existence Stage of the Cosmological Argument 65 Necessary Being 68 Two Objections to the Traditional Answer 73 Necessary Being As the Explanatory Ground of Contingency? 79 4. The Identification Stage 86 From Necessary Being to God, I: Transcendent, Not Immanent 86 Two Models of Transcendent Necessary Being: Logos and Chaos 93 Varieties of Chaos 93 Interlude: The Fine-Tuning Argument 97 From Necessary Being to God, II: Logos, Not Random Chaos 109 5. The Scope of Contingency 111 How Many Universes Would Perfection Realize? 111 Perfection and Freedom 121 Some Applications of the Many-Universe-Creation Hypothesis 122 Necessary Being and the Scope of Possibility 125 Necessary Being and the Many Necessary Truths 128 6. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Anselm? 130 The Unity of the Divine Nature and Its Consequences 132 Natural Theology in the Understanding of Revealed Theology 140 Coda 143 Notes 145 Bibliography 162 Index 172

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Book SynopsisIn this volume, Peter Furlong delves into the question of divine determinism - the view that God has determined everything that has ever happened or will ever happen. This view, which has a long history among multiple religious and philosophical traditions, faces a host of counterarguments. It seems to rob humans of their free will, absolving them of all the wrongs they commit. It seems to make God the author of sin and thus blameworthy for all human wrongdoing. Additionally, it seems to undermine the popular ''Free Will Defense'' of the problem of evil, to make a mockery of the claim that God loves us, and to make it inappropriate for God to blame and punish us. This work carefully formulates these and other objections to divine determinism and investigates possible responses to each of them, providing systematic and balanced discussion of this major philosophical and theological debate.Trade Review'… thoughtful and clear …' Jesse Couenhoven, Modern TheologyTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. A primer on divine determinism; 2. Divine determinism and free will: the consequence argument; 3. Divine determinism and free will: manipulation arguments; 4. Divine determinism and the author of sin objection; 5. Divine determinism and the blameworthiness objection; 6. Divine determinism and the free will defense; 7. God, determined agents, and love; 8. Divine commands, the divine will, and divine blame; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisLiobani helps the youth, to find freedom in God and to take their life in hand: How do I find my type, my abilities? What is the right occupation for me? Liobani explains how young people can develop communication with the Free Spirit who wants to help in every situation, for example, in shaping our life, in preparing for exams, by choosing a life partner, in dealing with our fellow people ... She teaches how we can get to know ourselves more and more, and how we can come to understand what the events of the day want to tell us and much, much, more. An excerpt from the book: The young person is like a young tree. He can still bend easily. An elderly person is like an old tree that has been firmly rooted in its place for decades and can no longer be bent; he follows his beaten track that he can leave only with difficulty. This means that in many aspects he finds it very hard to change his way of thinking, to counter his old human patterns with divine thoughts, to ask for forgiveness

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Book SynopsisDemonstrates the importance of confronting our unconscious selves and allowing our images of God -- both positive and negative -- to surface. Such inner exploration reveals not only relevant insights about ourselves, but also pulls us beyond our private pictures of God toward a truer view of the living God. The book shows us how to explore our unconscious selves and how this spiritual exercise can change the whole of our lives: how we respond to God, how we relate to others, and how we view ourselves.

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Book SynopsisA book that covers the cosmic events from far into the past until today, in which a men's world was built up, which bears in itself, the decline that is becoming more and more visible in the present time. It is about the very beginning of the Fall in the battle against the Kingdom of God, the eternal law of the love for God and neighbor. It is the battle of the Fall-beings, who behind the scenes of this world, continue to influence the fate of all life on the Earth, indeed, of all people and souls, according to their principle: Divide, bind and rule. However, the Fall-system is drawing to a closeAn excerpt:The Fall had consequences. ... Thus, the attributes of God, the Patience, the Love and the Mercy, are in all the men's world extremely atrophied. Since then, the woman was not only denigrated by the men's world, but also disdained, and, depending on the country and religious order, was considered inferior and deprived of her human rights. ...

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Book SynopsisThe full systematic theology which Jensen begins with The Triune God: Systematic Theology I promises to be the capstone of his long and distinguished career as a theologian. Jensen begins this first of two volumes with an extended discussion of the nature and norms of theology. He then devotes the bulk of the volume to the identity and being of the biblical God, including classic christological and soteriological questions most systems take up elsewhere.Trade ReviewRobert Jenson's two volume Systematic Theology is a highly creative and individual synthesis of a number of often divergent strands of contemporary theology ... This is a work that deserves and requires patient, diligent, attentive readers, to whom it will demonstrate that the sheer oddity of Christian faith is one of its chief glories and the clearest proof of its divine origin. * Francis Watson, University of Aberdeen, Scottish Journal of Theology *Without attempting to be as encyclopedic, say, as Pannenberg, or as imposing as someone like Barth, Jenson has opted instead to be judicious, an endeavour that succeeds admirably. At his fingertips he has an astonishing fund of citations and quotations from every period of theology's history and every ecumenical tradition ... Besides being theologically deft, the work is also culturally, scientifically and philosophically sophisticated. * George Hunsinger, Princeton Theological Seminary, Scottish Journal of Theology *Robert W. Jenson gives us the twentieth century's most accomplished systematic theology written in English. It has few peers in any language. It is concise without being trivial, learned but not inaccessible, ecumenical while still rooted in Lutheran confessions, and stunningly fresh and original in its approach to the major topics. No one at any level, whether advanced or neophyte, can fail to learn from this work or remain unchallenged by it. It is the consummate work of a lifetime. * George Hunsinger, Princeton Theological Seminary, Scottish Journal of Theology *A major event in English language academic theology ... It is every inch a theologian's work, dense and difficult at times, but wide-ranging, historically and ecumenically, and rooted in the life and liturgy of the Church. * Theology *

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Book SynopsisSystematic Theology is the capstone of Robert Jenson''s long and distinguished career as a theologian, being a full-scale systematic/dogmatic theology in the classic format. This is the second and concluding volume of the work, and considers the works of God, examining such topics as the nature and role of the Church, and God''s works of creation.Trade ReviewRobert Jenson's two volume Systematic Theology is a highly creative and individual synthesis of a number of often divergent strands of contemporary theology ... This is a work that deserves and requires patient, diligent, attentive readers, to whom it will demonstrate that the sheer oddity of Christian faith is one of its chief glories and the clearest proof of its divine origin. * Francis Watson, University of Aberdeen, Scottish Journal of Theology *Without attempting to be as encyclopedic, say, as Pannenberg, or as imposing as someone like Barth, Jenson has opted instead to be judicious, an endeavour that succeeds admirably. At his fingertips he has an astonishing fund of citations and quotations from every period of theology's history and every ecumenical tradition ... Besides being theologically deft, the work is also culturally, scientifically and philosophically sophisticated. * George Hunsinger, Princeton Theological Seminary, Scottish Journal of Theology *Robert W. Jenson gives us the twentieth century's most accomplished systematic theology written in English. It has few peers in any language. It is concise without being trivial, learned but not inaccessible, ecumenical while still rooted in Lutheran confessions, and stunningly fresh and original in its approach to the major topics. No one at any level, whether advanced or neophyte, can fail to learn from this work or remain unchallenged by it. It is the consummate work of a lifetime. * George Hunsinger, Princeton Theological Seminary, Scottish Journal of Theology *

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Book SynopsisThis book attempts to resolve one of the oldest and bitterest controversies between the Eastern and Western Christian churches: namely, the dispute about the doctrine of deification. A. N. Williams examines two key thinkers, each of whom is championed as the authentic spokesman of his own tradition and reviled by the other. Taking Aquinas as representative of the West and Gregory Palamas for the East, she presents fresh readings of their work that both reinterpret each thinker and show an area of commonality between them much greater than has previously been acknowledged.Trade ReviewA fine example of intrareligious dialogue: taking up an issue which has led to division and schism within a particular religion ... written in a lucid and at times lightly humorous style - a refreshing element not often found in works of this sort. The work gracefully combines penetrating insight with a sometimes wry look at how theologians and philosophers arrive at their conclusions. * Studies in Interreligious Dialogue *

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Book SynopsisMonotheism is usually considered Judaism's greatest contribution to world culture, but it is far from clear what monotheism is. This work examines the notion that monotheism is not so much a claim about the number of God as a claim about the nature of God.Trade ReviewAdmirers of Kenneth Seeskin's writing in philosophy will not be disappointed with this book. * Oliver Leaman, Religious Studies, Vol. 37 *the quality of the argument and analysis in the book is first class throughout and the reader will be frequently stimulated by the approach which the author adopts. He has a real mastery of the topic, both the ancient and medieval aspects of it, together with its modern developments. and his style is entirely without mystification or redundancy. In short, the book is a pleasure to read and sets standards of exposition on this issue which it will be difficult to follow. * Oliver Leaman, Religious Studies, Vol. 37 *Kenneth Seeskin ... has bravely setout to rescue the philosophical vision of God, and has done so in an original and fascinating way ... fascinating and well argued book. * Nicholas de Lange, The Expository Times, Jan 2001, Vol. 112, No.4. *

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Book SynopsisThe Triune God, together with the second volume, The Works of God, develops a compendious statement of Christian theology in the tradition of a medieval summa, or of such modern works as those of Schleiermacher and Barth. Theology, as it is understood here, is the Christian church''s continuing discourse concerning her specific communal purpose; it is the hermeneutic and critical reflection internal to the church''s task of speaking the gospel. This volume and its successor are thus dedicated to the service of the one church of the creeds; it is for no particular denomination or confession.Trade Review"...this two-volume systematic theology is a great achievement. Drawn from learning that is both vast and profound, the rich details and frequently exciting flashes of insight provided by this work confirm the stature of Robert Jenson among contemporary theologians..."--First Things

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Book SynopsisSystematic Theology is the capstone of Robert Jenson''s long and distinguished career as a theologian, being a full-scale systematic/dogmatic theology in the classic format. This is the second and concluding volume of the work. Here, Jenson considers the works of God, examining such topics as the nature and role of the Church, and God''s works of creation.Trade Reviewin Robert Jenson the church has a most creative and thoughtful advocate. * Eric G.Flett, Themelios Vol 26:2 *Robert Jenson ... has produced an extremely readable and stimulating systematics ... Jenson forces his readers to think and makes it a pleasure to do so. Jenson covers a great deal of landscape in The Works of God and though his breadth of learning is everywhere present it is not pretentious ... Jenson moves between ecclesial traditions and academic disciplines with both ease and clarity and doe so in such a way that the issue under consideration is illumined rather than obscured ... an example of how theology should be written. * Eric G.Flett, Themelios Vol 26:2 *Jenson's work deserves a wide audience and careful reception. He has a very keen eye for presenting the 'real issue' at the heart of theological questions that have become silted with confusion and in that his presentation of the Faith has real pedagogic value. * David Moss, Reviews in Religion and Theology *We owe Robert Jenson a debt of gratitude for this sound and engaging rehearsal of the Christian faith. * David Moss, Reviews in Religion and Theology *straighforwardly theological ... Jenson is quite insightful in his treatement of creation and the human persona s well as his handling of eschatology, but he is at his best when examining all of the various issues surrounding ecclesiology. He masterfully weaves his way through such topics as the church as the body of Christ, the people of God and the communion of believers; the nature and role of the episcopacy and hierachy, and the centrality of the sacraments, especially the eucharist ... Jenson manifests both his extensive knowledge of the ecumenical scene, and his ability to offer insights that further an ecumenical consensus. * Thomas Weinandy, The Expository Times, June 2000. *an insightful and creative contribution to the contemporary theological enterprise. * Thomas Weinandy, The Expository Times, June 2000. *

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Book SynopsisWhat is it for there to be a God, and what reason is there for supposing him to conform to the claims of Christian doctrine? In this pivotal volume of his tetralogy, Richard Swinburne builds a rigorous metaphysical system for describing the world, and applies this to assessing the worth of the Christian tenets of the Trinity and the Incarnation. Part I is dedicated to analysing the categories needed to address accounts of the divine nature - these are substance, cause, time, and necessity. Part II begins by setting out, in terms of these categories, the fundamental doctrine of Western religions - that there is a God. After pointing out some of the different ways in which this doctrine can be developed, Swinburne spells out the simplest possible account of divine nature. He then goes on to clarify the implications of this account for the specifically Christian doctrines of the Trinity (that God is ''three persons in one substance'') and of the Incarnation (that God became incarnate in JTrade ReviewLike his previous works it is marked by the application of philosophically rigorous argumentation to the defence of a broadly orthodox position. This book constitutes a major contribution to philosophical thinking on the divine nature which academic theology will engage with for many years to come. * Theology. *Like his previous works it is marked by the application of philosophically rigorous argumentation to the defence of a broadly orthodox postition...this book constitutes a major contribution to philosophical thinking on the divine nature which academic theology will engage with for many years to come. * Theology *It is a book for those readers interested in the philosophy of religion ... With its sustained, progressive and convincing arguments the book is also the equivalent of a first-class dictionary of the terms of systematic theology and the philosophy of religion. * Methodist Recorder *The debate about theism's self-understanding should be greatly enhanced. * Expository Times *Swinburne's achievement - and it is no mean one - is to give a coherent contemporary account of Christian theism. * Times Higher Education Supplement *The Christian God will offer much of interest to the analytical philosopher of religion. * Themelios *This book is an elegant, incisive, provocative, lucid and concise masterpiece ... it should be required reading for theologians, both to show how difficult their discipline really is, and to expose the absurdity of the claim, still sometimes heard from non-philosophers, that metaphysics is finished ... the book is clear and powerful in argument. It is merciless to woolliness of thought, and it presents views which demand to be taken account of by contemporary theologians. It treats theology as a discipline demanding rigour. Much of it, Christians will surely think, is true, and all of it is worth-while and supremely well said, with the icy clarity and relentless precision that is the mark of much Oxford philosophy. For once the blurb is right: this will no doubt become a classic in the philosophy of religion. * New Blackfriars *His argumentation is subtle and based on extremely careful groundwork, the implications of which only gradually unfold as the work progresses. * The Philosophical Quarterly *An impressive work of sustained argumentation. Swinburne commands a very wide range of philosophical and theological ideas and never shuns hard thinking ... Swinburne's style remains crystal clear. * Religious Studies *It must be admitted that some effort must be made to understand Christian tradition in a coherent way, and that is precisely what Swinburne does. The book is therefore much to be welcomed as a thoroughly contemporary contribution to philosophy and systematic theology. * Heythrop Journal *Swinburne has become one of the eminent and celebrated practitioners of the philosophy of religion. Here, as in his other books, one finds an exceptionally careful, fresh, well-reasoned, and balanced exploration of fundamental human and religious issues. * Theological Studies *In this the third volume of his magisterial series on the philosophy of Christian doctrine, Swinburne deals with belief in the Trinity and the Incarnation. ... Unfortunately, immense scholarly erudition is incompatible neither with intellectual imcompetance nor with triviality of mind; obviously it would be invidious to cite examples, but they are legion. This only serves to set in relief Swinburne's combination of philosophical power, detailed knowledge of orthodox Christian doctrine, and just appreciation of its intellectual riches, for it is as admirable as it is rare. * The Thomist *Swinburne ... follows in this book his preferred pattern of dealing first with philosophical issues, and then applying his philosophical conclusions in a thorough, systematic and concise way to theological issues ... The Christian God is part of a series, a piece of a larger philosophical argument for the faith. However, the work is ultimately self-sufficient, and a reader with a good philosophical background or aptitude can approach The Christian God on its own terms. The book is a central work by one of the leading philosophers of religion of our day. It will be a necessary part of any college, university, or seminary library, and it will be profitably read by anyone who thinks seriously about the attributes of God and about the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation. * Ashland Theological Journal *

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Book SynopsisWhy does a loving God allow humans to suffer so much? This is one of the most difficult problems of religious belief. Richard Swinburne gives a careful, clear examination of this problem, and offers an answer: it is because God wants more for us than just pleasure or freedom from suffering. Swinburne argues that God wants humans to learn and to love, to make the choices which make great differences for good and evil to each other, to form our characters in the way we choose; above all to be of great use to each other. If we are to have all this, there will inevitably be suffering for the short period of our lives on Earth. But because of the good that God gives to humans in this life, and because he makes it possible for us, through our choice, to share the life of Heaven, he does not wrong us if he allows suffering. Providence and the Problem of Evil is the final volume of Richard Swinburne''s acclaimed tetralogy on Christian doctrine. It may be read on its own as a self-standing treaTrade ReviewThe endeavor to take each kind of evil and relate it to some good is more complete than any I have seen in any contemporary work. Especially interesting here is the discussion ... of just how surprisingly valuable our natural disposition to sloth may be. Perhaps the most important novelty of the book, though, consists in its emphasis on the value of being of use. The ramifications that this oft-overlooked value has on theodicy are substantial, and Swinburne does a real service in pointing them out. * The Philosophical Review, vol.110, no.1 *This book, the fourth in a tetralogy on philosophical questions raised by Christianity, is of the quality that readers expect of Swinburne, and will undoubtedly command the same degree of respect and attention as have his earlier works. * The Philosophical Review, vol.110, no.1 *the value of this book should not be underestimated. It provides a philosphically informed, comprehensive theodicy, sensitive to the concerns of Christian tradition, proving that the problem is not so intractable as it may first appear. This book should be required reading for all serious students of apologetics and philosophical theology. * Patrick Richmond, Themelios Vol 25:1 *Swinburne's procedure is to examine one by one the various goods that the world promises, and then to argue, with his customary care and rigour, that none of these goods can logically occur without the possibility of the related evils which in fact we experience. * Church Times *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; PART I: AN INITIAL PROBLEM: 1: THE NEED FOR THEODICY; PART II: THE GOOD GOALS OF CREATION: 2: BEAUTY; 3: FEELING; 4: ACTION; 5: WORSHIP; PART III: THE NECESSARY EVILS: 6: THE FACT OF MORAL EVIL; AND FREE WILL; 7: THE RANGE OF MORAL EVIL; AND RESPONSIBILITY; 8: NATURAL EVIL; AND THE SCOPE FOR RESPONSE; 9: NATURAL EVIL AND THE POSSIBILITY OF KNOWLEDGE; 10: THE EVILS OF SIN AND AGNOSTICISM; PART IV: COMPLETING THE THEODICY: 11: GOD'S RIGHTS AND THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVICE; 12: WEIGHING GOOD AGAINST BAD; EPILOGUE.

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Book SynopsisRecounts the historical and cultural process by which Cyril of Alexandria was elevated to canonical status while his opponent, Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, was turned into a heretic. Argues that it was Cyril's mastery of rhetoric and ecclesiastical politics alike which ensured his victory over his adversary.Trade ReviewSusan Wessel has produced a learned and exciting book, that adds much to our knowledge of the character and purpose of these significant theorists of the fifth century; and the volume is a worthy addition to the excellent series of Oxford Early Christian Studies. * John McGuckin, Sobornost *I do indeed admire her assiduity. The references to the original sources are a real bonus. * L.R. Wickham, The Journal of Theological Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; I. THE TAPESTRY OF CYRIL'S EPISCOPACY FROM EGYPT TO THE IMPERIAL CITY ; 1. Confrontation in the Early Episcopacy ; 2. Political Alliance and the Onset of Controversy ; 3. The Reception of Nicaea ; 4. The Meeting of the Council ; II. THE RHETORIC OF THE NESTORIAN DEBATES ; 5. Rhetorical Style and Method in the Conciliar Homilies of Cyril ; 6. The Rhetorical and Interpretive Method of Nestorius ; 7. From a Tentative Resolution to the Renewal of Controversy (431 to 451 AD) ; Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThe Suffering of the Impassible God provides a major reconsideration of the issue of divine suffering and divine emotions in the early Church Fathers. Patristic writers are commonly criticized for falling prey to Hellenistic philosophy and uncritically accepting the claim that God cannot suffer or feel emotions. Gavrilyuk shows that this view represents a misreading of evidence. In contrast, he construes the development of patristic thought as a series of dialectical turning points taken to safeguard the paradox of God''s voluntary and salvific suffering in the Incarnation.Trade ReviewIt is heartening to read a book that one agrees with and even more so when it is a scholarly work on a controversial issue. Gavrilyuk's monograph is just such a work. * Journal of Early Christian Studies *Gavrilyuk has written an excellent book suitable not only for scholars but for students as well. * Journal of Early Christian Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Testing the fall into Hellenistic philosophy theory ; 2. The function of divine impassibility in patristic theology ; 3. The reality of Christ's suffering defended in the struggle with Docetism ; 4. Patripassian controversy: the Son, not God the Father, is the subject of the Incarnation ; 5. The orthodox response to Arianism: involvement in suffering does not diminish Christ's divinity ; 6. The case of Cyril against Nestorius: a theology of divine self-emptying ; Conclusion

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Book SynopsisPaul Helm presents a new, expanded edition of his much praised 1988 book Eternal God , which defends the view that God exists in timeless eternity. This is the classical Christian view of God, but it is claimed by many theologians and philosophers of religion to be incoherent. Paul Helm rebuts the charge of incoherence, arguing that divine timelessness is grounded in the idea of God as creator, and that this alone makes possible a proper account of divine omniscience. He develops some of the consequences of divine timelessness, particularly as it affects both divine and human freedom, and considers some of the alleged problems about referring to God. The book thus constitutes a unified treatment of the main concepts of philosophical theology. Helm''s revised edition includes four new chapters that develop and extend his account of God and time, taking account of significant work in the area that has appeared since the publication of the first edition, by such prominent figures as WilliTrade ReviewThe book is written with great clarity and can be read by almost anyone, including those with no specialist training in philosophy. ... The book is an excellent introduction to its subject and should be widely read and used by students of both theology and philosophy. ... a book of this kind will be just as valuable in the next generation as it was in the last one. * Gerald Bray, Churchman *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The Issue of Divine Eternity ; 2. What is Divine Eternity? ; 3. Indexicals and Spacelessness ; 4. Eternity and Personality ; 5. Eternity, Immutability, and Omniscience ; 6. Timelessness and Foreknowledge ; 7. Omniscience and the Future ; 8. Divine Foreknowledge and Fatalism ; 9. Timelessness and Human Responsibility ; 10. Divine Freedom ; 11. Referring to Eternal God ; 12. And then... ; 13. Eternal Creation ; 14. The Two Standpoints ; 15. Time and Trinity ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisWhile the problem of evil remains a perennial challenge to theistic belief, little attention has been paid to the special problem of animal pain and suffering. This absence is especially conspicuous in our Darwinian era when theists are forced to confront the fact that animal pain and suffering has gone on for at least tens of millions of years, through billions of animal generations. Evil of this sort might not be especially problematic if the standard of explanations for evil employed by theists could be applied in this instance as well. But there is the central problem: all or most of the explanations for evil cited by theists seem impotent to explain the reality of animal pain and suffering through evolutionary history. Nature Red in Tooth and Claw addresses the evil of animal pain and suffering directly, scrutinizing explanations that have been offered for such evil.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Michael Murray has written what I believe to be the only book-length study in English of theodicy and animal suffering in the philosophy of religion. The problem is so obvious and so clearly important that a book like this is long overdue. Philosophers of religion, theologians, and, indeed, anyone interested in the intellectual credibility of classical theism will find this book, stimulating and helpful... Nature Red in Tooth Claw is both careful and comprehensive... littered with interesting arguments... the book is excellent. * Gary Chartier, Religious Studies *This book offers an overview of theistic attempts to reconcile the existence of the suffering of non-human animals with the exsistence of the God of classical theism -- the omnipotent, omniscient, and perfectly good creator of the world. It is clearly written and comprehensive... Over the course of his book, Murray develops a powerful argument. * T. J. Mawson, MIND *Table of Contents1. Problems Of and Explanations for Evil ; 2. Neo-Cartesianism ; 3. Animal Suffering and the Fall ; 4. Nobility, Flourishing, and Immortality: Animal Pain and Animal Well-Being ; 5. Natural Evil, Nomic Regularity, and Animal Suffering ; 6. Chaos, Order, and Evolution ; 7. Combining CD's

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Book SynopsisWhile atheists have now become public figures, there is another and perhaps darker strain of religious rebellion that has remained out of sight--people who hate God. In this revealing book, Bernard Schweizer looks at men and women who do not question God''s existence, but deny that He is merciful, competent, or good. Sifting through a wide range of literary and historical works, Schweizer finds that people hate God for a variety of reasons. Some are motivated by social injustice, human suffering, or natural catastrophes that God does not prevent. Some blame God for their personal tragedies. Schweizer concludes that, despite their blasphemous thoughts, these people tend to be creative and moral individuals, and include such literary lights as Friedrich Nietzsche, Mark Twain, Zora Neale Hurston, and Philip Pullman. Schweizer shows that literature is a fertile ground for God haters. Many authors, who dare not voice their negative attitude to God openly, turn to fiction to give vent to it. Indeed, Schweizer provides many new and startling readings of literary masterpieces, highlighting the undercurrent of hatred for God.Trade ReviewThis book usefully opens a large and fascinating subject. * Don Cuppitt, Theology *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part One: A Brief History of Misotheism Part Two: Six Case Studies in Literary Misotheism Absolute Misotheism I Paganism, Radicalism, and Algernon Swinburne's War With God Agonistic Misotheism I Faith, Doubt, and Zora Neale Hurston's Secret War Against God Agonistic Misotheism II Bad Fathers, Historical Crises, and Rebecca West's Fluctuating Attitude Towards God Agonistic Misotheism III Divine Apathy, the Holocaust, and Elie Wiesel Wrestling With God Absolute Misotheism II Perverse Worshippers, Divine Artists, and Peter Shaffer's Plots Against God Absolute Misotheism III Children, Deicide, and Philip Pullman's Liberal Crusade against God Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the role of aesthetic experience in our perception and understanding of the holy. Richard Viladesau''s goal is to articulate a theology of revelation, examined in relation to three principal dimensions of the aesthetic realm: feeling and imagination; beauty (or taste); and the arts. After briefly considering ways in which theology itself can be imaginative or beautiful, Viladesau concentrates on the theological significance of aesthetic data provided by each of the three major spheres of aesthetic perception and response. Throughout the work, the underlying question is how each of these spheres serves as a source (however ambiguous) of revelation. Although he frames much of his argument in terms of Catholic theology--from the Church Fathers to Karl Rahner, Hans urs von Balthasar, Bernard Lonergan, and David Tracy--Viladesau also makes extensive use of ideas from the Protestant theologian of the arts Gerardus van der Leeuw, and draws insights from such diverse thinkerTrade Reviewwell-produced * British Journal of Aesthetics, Vol.41, No.2 *a valuable anthology on the subject ... This study ... opens up a field that is important to us all. * J.B. Bates, The Expository Times, Sept. 00. *Table of ContentsAbbreviations ; 1. Theology and Aesthetics ; 2. God in Thought and in Imagination: Representing the Unimaginable ; 3. Divine Revelation and Human Perception ; 4. God and the Beautiful: Beautiful as a Way to God ; 5. Art and the Sacred ; 6. The Beautiful and the Good ; Appendix: Original Texts of Poetry Quoted in Translation ; Notes ; Index

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Book SynopsisThis work demonstrates the depth and clarity of Herbert McCabe's theology and philosophy of God, his appetite for controversy, both political and theolgical, as well as a traditional catholic concern for prayer, liturgy, Mary and St Dominic.Table of ContentsPart 1 God: creation; freedom; evil; the involvement of God. Part 2 Incarnation: the myth of God incarnate; the Incarnation - an exchange (with professor Maurice Wiles). Part 3 Atonement - a long sermon for Holy Week: Holy Thursday - the mystery of unity; Good Friday - the mystery of the cross; the Easter Vigil - the mystery of new life. Part 4 Sacraments: transubstantiation and the real presence; some thoughts on the eucharistic preface by G. Egner (P.J. Fitzpatrick); transubstantiation - a reply to G. Egner; more thoughts on the eucharistic presence by G. Egner; sacramental language. Part 5 Morals and politics: the class struggle and Christian love; thoughts on hunger strikes. Part 6 Talks and sermons: the Immaculate Conception; prayer; obedience; a sermon for St Thomas; on being Dominican; Ash Wednesday; the genealogy of Christ.

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Book SynopsisApophasis has become a major topic in the humanities, particularly in philosophy, religion, and literature. This two-volume anthology gathers together most of the important historical works on apophaticism and illustrates the diverse trajectories of apophatic discourse in ancient, modern, and postmodern times.Trade Review“Any writer worth his salt knows that what cannot be spoken is ultimately the thing worth speaking about; yet most often this humbling awareness is unsaid or covered up. There are some who have made it their business, however, to court failure and acknowledge defeat, to explore the impasse of words before silence. William Franke has created an anthology of such explorations, undertaken in poetry and prose, that stretches from Plato to the present. Whether the subject of discourse is All or Nothing does not matter: the struggle of speech to name the unnameable is the same. This ambitious two-volume undertaking demonstrates a preoccupation as old as Western civilization itself: the limits of language and the virtue of being at a loss for words. How long we have been raiding the Inarticulate!” —Peter S. Hawkins, Boston University“Developments in critical theory during the past two decades have led to renewed interest in negative theology. Books like Languages of the Unsayable (1989), Negation and Theology (1992), Derrida and Negative Theology (1992), and The Otherness of God (1998) have signaled the resurgence of this ancient tradition. William Franke’s distinctive contribution is to provide the background and texts from which these recent developments have emerged.” —Mark Taylor, Williams College"These two volumes successfully realize a massive project: to propose and delineate a new field of discourse that provides a fresh approach to Western thought as a whole. In short, William Franke demonstrates the centrality of apophaticism, 'what cannot be said,' to the Western tradition, from Plato (and before) to Derrida (and beyond). . . . The first volume covers the first 'cycles' of apophasis, as the Western tradition evolves, stretching from the commentary tradition of Plato's Parmenides to Eckhart and his progenitors. . . . Franke's work is nothing short of brilliant." —Religion and Literature“. . . one of the most important and original contributions to the discussion of apophasis in recent years. . . . Franke’s historical and disciplinary range, in light of his well-written and compelling essays, provides an illuminating insight into the pervasiveness of apophatic discourse. . . . Franke’s anthology is a resource which should not be ignored. Few others, maybe no others, provide the same clarity, coherence, and scope.” —Christianity and Literature“The genius of Franke’s two-volume critical anthology on apophatic discourses is the work’s breadth and depth of engagement with the concept in variously distinct and even conflicting contexts. . . . Franke manages his sweeping and inclusive exploration of apophatic discourses by identifying a thematic lens for selecting his sources as part of a larger, conceptually-rooted genre of discourse. . . . the greatest strength of Franke’s two-volume collection resides in the sheer fact that nothing like it exists.” —Essays in Philosophy

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on how God speaks to us today through prophecies, dreams, visions, and other forms of divine communication.

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Book SynopsisFocussing on texts in the Hebrew Bible, and using feminist hermeneutics, Phyllis Trible brings out what she considers to be neglected themes and counter literature.

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Book SynopsisAn accessible introduction to the life and thought of one of the most influential theologians of our time.

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