Theism category: 59 books

God Over All: Divine Aseity and the Challenge of Platonism is a defense of God's aseity and unique status as the Creator of all things apart from Himself in the face of the challenge posed by mathematical Platonism. After providing the biblical, theological, and philosophical basis for the traditional...

Sea en formas nuevas o tradicionales, las personas buscan a Dios y quieren saber por qué vías podrían llegar a tener experiencia de Él.Anselm Grün muestra en este libro las respuestas que el antiguo monacato de los Padres del desierto dio a esta pregunta, sacando a la vez a la luz un tesoro fascinante,...

Este libro es una fascinante defensa en pro de una búsqueda y experiencia de Dios que transcurran en la realidad humana y en la propia vida. Como mejor pueden hacerse ambas cosas es aceptándonos a nosotros mismos tal como realmente somos. Para ello es preciso tener valor y, sobre todo, estar dispuesto...

This is Faye Hollidaye's first short works collection, containing all her poetry, short stories, essays, articles, et cetera to date. Enjoy the full collection of the 18-part Susie Chapman series of short stories, the current Mr. Farmer's Adventures' installments, and an all-original minstrel...

Each of the figures examined in this study”John Dee, John Donne, Sir Kenelm Digby, Henry and Thomas Vaughan, and Jane Lead”is concerned with the ways in which God can be approached or experienced. Michael Martin analyzes the ways in which the encounter with God is figured among these early modern...

The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology is the first collection to consider the full breadth of natural theology from both historical and contemporary perspectives and to bring together leading scholars to offer accessible high-level accounts of the major themes. The volume embodies and develops the...

What becomes of faith in God when bad stuff happens? How do we react when we realise that, for all its glories, this world can be a dark, dangerous and disappointing place? Peter Longson's honest, unflinching exploration of the nature of evil and its consequences for life and faith leads him to some surprising and liberating conclusions about the nature of God.

What is God like? Come join Philip McCarty, as he enters an art gallery containing only one picture. God, through His word, has painted an unbelievable portrait of Himself. Like any masterpiece, there are different textures, layers, and angles that need to be explored and scrutinized. Beginning with...

Does it make sense - can it make sense - for someone who appreciates the explanatory power of modern science to continue believing in a traditional religious account of the ultimate nature and purpose of our universe? This book is intended for those who care about that question and are dissatisfied...

This book deals with the issue of who are we? and why we are here in this world? It aims to find the universal truth about our existence, the purpose of creation and the purpose of our lives. Questions which are crucial in today’s environments as we are living in times of ever increasing immoral...

This book presents a celebration, survey and critique of the theological work of arguably the most important and most widely-read contributor to the modern dialogue between science and theology: John Polkinghorne. Including a major survey by Polkinghorne himself of his life's work in theology, this...

An essay about the confusing and paradoxical premise that is Atheism.FYI: all objections to my article will be added to the essay and revised accordingly, so please comment either way. Thanks!

Every person acquires a worldview, a picture of reality. Within that picture, the existence of some things will be taken wholly for granted as the background to, and support of, everything else. Their existence will rarely be questioned. The cosmos or universe, the gods, God, Brahman, Heaven, the...

This Element critically explores the potential relevance of God or a soul for life's meaning as discussed in recent Anglo-American philosophical literature. There have been four broad views: God or a soul is necessary for meaning in our lives; neither is necessary for it; one or both would greatly...