Why perfect being theology?
I display the historical roots of perfect being theology in Greco-Roman philosophy, and the distinctive reasons for Christians to take up a version of this project. I also rebut a recent argument that perfect-being reasoning should lead one to atheism.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature B. V
2011
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| In: |
International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 69, Issue: 2, Pages: 103-118 |
| Further subjects: | B
Atheism
B Christianity B Perfect being theology B God |
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| Summary: | I display the historical roots of perfect being theology in Greco-Roman philosophy, and the distinctive reasons for Christians to take up a version of this project. I also rebut a recent argument that perfect-being reasoning should lead one to atheism. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8684 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11153-010-9267-0 |