Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Concerns both about the nature of free will and about the credibility of theistic belief and commitment have long preoccupied philosophers. In addition, there can be no denying that the history of philosophical inquiry into these t…
Conditions for Coherence: Logical Possibility -- Conditions for Coherence: Metaphysical Possibility -- The Words of Theology: 1. Words with Old and New Senses -- The Words of Theology: 2. Medieval and Modern Accounts -- Attitude Theories -- An Omnipresent Spirit -- Free and Crea…
"The Coherence of Theism investigates what it means, and whether it is coherent, to say that there is a God. Richard Swinburne concludes that despite philosophical objections, most traditional claims about God are coherent (that is, do not involve contradictions); and although s…
"God in the Age of Science? is a critical examination of strategies for the philosophical defense of religious belief. The main options may be presented as the end nodes of a decision tree for religious believers. The faithful can interpret a creedal statement (e.g. 'God exists'…
Science and religious faith are two of the most important and influential forces in human life, yet there is widespread confusion about how, or indeed whether, they link together. This book describes this combination from the perspective of one who finds that they link together …