The heavens are declaring the glory of God: Contemporary teleological arguments

This article presents an overview of various formations of contemporary teleological arguments with a brief historical background. The fine-tuning argument and three of its most well-known objections are considered first. Next, the argument from design based on the origins of life is presented. The...

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Published in:Review and expositor
Main Author: DePoe, John M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2014
In: Review and expositor
Further subjects:B Design Argument
B origins of life
B theistic arguments
B Teleological Argument
B Natural Theology
B Fine-tuning argument
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Summary:This article presents an overview of various formations of contemporary teleological arguments with a brief historical background. The fine-tuning argument and three of its most well-known objections are considered first. Next, the argument from design based on the origins of life is presented. The third teleological argument is based on the temporal order of the universe. The final section of the article considers and responds to well-known objections commonly raised against design arguments. The conclusion is that the contemporary versions of the teleological argument have a positive role to play in Christian apologetics despite some of their limitations.
ISSN:2052-9449
Contains:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0034637314533331