Theism category: 59 books
God's Lesser Glory
The Diminished God of Open Theism
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2000
Christians throughout history have been strengthened by their confidence that God knows everything about the future. But consider this: What if it simply is not true? What if God can only rely on His best guess about tomorrow—just as you and I do? Would it not affect your trust in Him, your confidence...
Psychoanalysis and Theism
Critical Reflections on the GrYnbaum Thesis
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010
How should we approach the psychological study of religion, and how relevant is classical psychoanalysis, identified with the writings of Sigmund Freud, to the understanding of religion? Freud's writings on religion have been discussed often and continue to attract attention and debate. Psychoanalysis...
Philosophy of Theism (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
The Gifford Lectures Delivered Before the University of Edinburgh in 1894-95
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Why are we here? What is God? These are the questions that animate this lively philosophical and theological discussion. The author argues that an intelligible world demands the existence of an ideal and Eternal Mind, and that this mind is deeply involved in our sensory experiences.
by Richard Swinburne
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 1998
Why 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...
by Cicero
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2004
Towards the end of his life, Cicero turned away from his oratorical and political career and looked instead to matters of philosophy and religion. The dialogue The Nature of the Gods both explores his own views on these subjects, as a monotheist and member of the Academic School, and considers the...
The Devil's Delusion
Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2009
Bestselling author David Berlinski's wise and witty assault on the pretensions of the scientific atheists
Militant atheism is on the rise. In recent years Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have produced a steady stream of best-selling books denigrating religious...
by Yujin Nagasawa
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Jesus 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...
Abraham's Ashes
The Absurdity of Monotheism
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2012
“Abrahamic religion” has long been a buzzword in ecumenical discourse. It is the notion that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, despite their profound differences, are united in their reverence for Abraham—not just as the progenitor of Israel, but as a universal father in the faith. Abraham’s...
How the World Began
Sermons on the Creation Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
The question of where we come from and where we are going is one of the elementary challenges of life. Perhaps it is THE question of life. Only when we get an answer to it do we learn who we are. With these striking words, Prof Helmut Thielicke begins this book about the most fundamental of all questions;...
The Beauty and the Horror
Searching For God In A Suffering World
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Life is at once wonderful and appalling, beautiful and horrific. Although we can all give meaning to our lives by trying to live well, is there some given meaning to be discovered? Science cannot answer this question, and philosophical arguments leave the issue open. The monotheistic religions claim...
Philosophy of Religion
Towards a More Humane Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Religious belief is not just about abstract intellectual argument; it also impinges on all aspects of human life. John Cottingham's Philosophy of Religion opens up fresh perspectives on the philosophy of religion, arguing that the detached neutrality of much of contemporary philosophizing may be counterproductive...
by John Bowker
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Who or what is God? How do different religions interpret God's existence? How can we know God? Many people believe in God; not just throughout history but also in the present day. But who or what is it they believe in? Many different and sometimes conflicting answers have been suggested to this question....
by Quaker Quest
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
What is God? Who is God? Or maybe the question is: Who is God for you? What is the name you use? What is your experience, your understanding?Twelve Quakers write from their own experience, starting from their own insights, not from any agreed statement of belief. Twelve pieces, twelve different viewpoints,...
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Burnout to Bliss, #3
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
What would it be like if you believed that the universe was for you?
Burned-out and struggling with beliefs, she had to choose between what was "safe" and "the unknown." She had only what was left of her last teacher's paycheck. And now, she didn't even have a home for at...