God and Goodness

A Natural Theological Perspective
1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-19915-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 480 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wynn, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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;

Über Autor(innen)

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