Mark Wynn

God and Goodness

A Natural Theological Perspective

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Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2004. God and Goodness takes the experience of value as a starting point for natural theology. Mark Wynn argues that theism offers our best understanding of the goodness of the world, especially its beauty and openness to the development of richer and more complex material forms. We also see that the world's goodness calls for a moral response: commitment to the goodness of the world represents a natural extension of the trust to which we aspire in our dealings with human beings. Wynn argues that the goodness of the world provides a glimpse into what we should mean by 'God'. Here, he seeks to recover the mediaeval sense that the goodness of the world offers an image of the goodness of God, not simply in relation to the world, but in itself. This book will be an invaluable read for those interested in natural theology and philosophy of religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 480g
• ISBN-13: 9780415199155
• ISBN-10: 0415199158
• Artikelnr.: 22399782

Autorenporträt

Mark Wynn is a lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion at the Australian Catholic University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part 1 The goodness of the world as its reason for existence
Chapter 1 Providence and beauty
Chapter 2 The world as a source of value
Part 2 Disvalues and the goodness of the world
Chapter 3 Providence and evil
Chapter 4 Theodicy in an ecological mode
Part 3 Moral commitment to the goodness of the world
Chapter 5 A non-epistemic case for trusting in the goodness of the world
Part 4 The goodness of the world and the concept of God
Chapter 6 Worship and the concept of God
Chapter 7 Salvation and the concept of God
Chapter 8 Conclusion

Rezensionen

'...a most attractive as well as quite a persuasive book.' - Hugo Meynell, The Heythrop Journal Vol. 42, No. 2, April 2001

'God and Goodness is a splendid, significant text' - Faith and Philosophy, Charles Taliaferro, January 2001

it 'provides the best defence of the design argument that is presently available' - Religious Studies, Marcel Sarcot, March 2001