{"product_id":"contemporary-arguments-in-natural-theology-9781350093850","title":"Contemporary Arguments in Natural Theology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn recent years there has been a bold revival in the field of natural theology, where natural theology can be understood as the attempt to demonstrate that God exists by way of reason, evidence, and argument without the appeal to divine revelation. Today''s practitioners of natural theology have not only revived and recast all of the traditional arguments in the field, but, by drawing upon the findings of contemporary cosmology, chemistry, and biology, have also developed a range of fascinating new ones. \u003ci\u003eContemporary Arguments in Natural Theology \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together twenty experts working in the field today. Together, they practice natural theology from a wide range of perspectives, and show how the field of natural theology is practiced today with a degree of diversity and confidence not seen since the Middle Ages. Aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates and graduate students, the volume will also be of interest to researchers in philosophy, theology, biblical studies, and relig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scope of these essays helps to articulate the exceptional breadth of \u003ci\u003eContemporary Argument in Natural Theology\u003c\/i\u003e as a whole. The variety of arguments throughout the book provide a point of contact no matter the interest of the reader, and sprawling bibliographies at the end of each essay open up significant inroads to further study ... \u003ci\u003eContemporary Arguments in Natural Theology\u003c\/i\u003e is a worthwhile read for anybody interested in the topic. * Modern Reformation *\u003cbr\u003eGraduate students who wish to keep up with the latest work in natural theology will find this a useful resource. * Heythrop Journal *\u003cbr\u003eThis excellent book is proof of the continuing interest in and relevance of natural theology. The essays are creative, clear, and rigorous. They provide both new arguments and creative, cutting-edge slants on old arguments. Contemporary Arguments in Natural Theology will be helpful to advanced undergraduate students, seminary and graduate students, as well as philosophical scholars. * Stephen T. Davis, Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Claremont McKenna College, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction, \u003ci\u003eColin P. Ruloff and Peter Horban\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Revisiting the Classical Arguments for the Existence of God\u003c\/b\u003e 1.     The Argument from Contingency, \u003ci\u003eJoshua Rasmussen\u003c\/i\u003e 2.     The Kalam Cosmological Argument, \u003ci\u003eAndrew Loke\u003c\/i\u003e 3.     The Ontological Argument, \u003ci\u003eJason Megill\u003c\/i\u003e 4.     The Fine-tuning Argument, \u003ci\u003eMichael Rota\u003c\/i\u003e 5.     The Argument from Biological Complexity, \u003ci\u003eMichael Behe\u003c\/i\u003e 6.     The Argument from Information, \u003ci\u003eStephen Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e 7.     The Moral Argument, \u003ci\u003eCS Evans and Trinity O’Neill\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Further Directions in Natural Theology\u003c\/b\u003e 8.     The Argument from Phenomenal Consciousness, \u003ci\u003eJP Moreland\u003c\/i\u003e 9.     The Argument from Beauty, \u003ci\u003eBrian Ribeiro\u003c\/i\u003e 10.  The Argument from Certainty, \u003ci\u003eKatherin Rogers\u003c\/i\u003e 11.  The Argument from Mathematics, \u003ci\u003eWilliam Lane Craig\u003c\/i\u003e 12.  The Conceptualist Argument, \u003ci\u003eGreg Welty\u003c\/i\u003e 13.  The Argument from Desire, \u003ci\u003eWilliam A. Lauringer\u003c\/i\u003e 14.  The Argument from Religious Experience, \u003ci\u003eKai-man Kwan\u003c\/i\u003e 15.  The Wager Argument, \u003ci\u003eJoshua Golding\u003c\/i\u003e 16.  The Argument from the Meaning of Life, \u003ci\u003eStewart Goetz\u003c\/i\u003e 17.  The Argument from Common Consent, \u003ci\u003eJonathan Matheson\u003c\/i\u003e 18.  The Argument from Ramified Natural Theology, \u003ci\u003eSandra Menssen and Thomas D. Sullivan\u003c\/i\u003e Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019627135319,"sku":"9781350093850","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350093850.jpg?v=1750780829","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-arguments-in-natural-theology-9781350093850","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}