The question of God's relationship to abstract objects touches on a number of perennial concerns related to the nature of God. God is typically thought to be an independent and self-sufficient being. Further, God is typically thought to be supremely sovereign such that all reality distinct from God is dependent on God's creative and sustaining activity. However, the view that there are abstract objects seems to be a repudiation of this traditional understanding of God. Abstract objects are typically thought to exist necessarily and it is natural to think that if something exists necessarily,…mehr
The question of God's relationship to abstract objects touches on a number of perennial concerns related to the nature of God. God is typically thought to be an independent and self-sufficient being. Further, God is typically thought to be supremely sovereign such that all reality distinct from God is dependent on God's creative and sustaining activity. However, the view that there are abstract objects seems to be a repudiation of this traditional understanding of God. Abstract objects are typically thought to exist necessarily and it is natural to think that if something exists necessarily, it does so because it is its nature to exist. Thus, abstract objects exist independently of God. Philosophers have called this the problem of God and abstract objects. In this book, six contemporary solutions to the problem are set out and defended against objections. It will be valuable for all students or scholars who are interested in the concept and nature of God.
Paul M. Gould is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Christian Apologetics at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, USA.
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Acknowledgments Introduction to the Problem of God and Abstract Objects Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA 1. God and Propositions Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Response to Yandell Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Critics Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA 2. Modified Theistic Activism Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada Response to Gould/Davis Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Critics Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada 3. Theistic Conceptual Realism Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA Response to Welty Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Critics Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA 4. Anti-Platonism William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Response to Craig Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Critics William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA 5. God with or without Abstract Objects Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Response to Shalkowski Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Critics Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom 6. Abstract Objects? Who Cares! Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Oppy Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Response to Critics Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Bibliography Contributors Index
Acknowledgments Introduction to the Problem of God and Abstract Objects Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA 1. God and Propositions Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Response to Yandell Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Critics Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA 2. Modified Theistic Activism Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada Response to Gould/Davis Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Critics Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada 3. Theistic Conceptual Realism Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA Response to Welty Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Critics Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA 4. Anti-Platonism William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Response to Craig Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Critics William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA 5. God with or without Abstract Objects Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Response to Shalkowski Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Critics Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom 6. Abstract Objects? Who Cares! Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Response to Oppy Keith Yandell University of Wisconsin USA Paul M. Gould Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary USA & Richard Brian Davis Tyndale University Canada Greg Welty Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary USA William Lane Craig Talbot School of Theology USA Scott A. Shalkowski University of Leeds United Kingdom Response to Critics Graham Oppy Monash University Australia Bibliography Contributors Index
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