RT Book
T1 God and the reach of reason: C.S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell
A1 Wielenberg, Erik J. 1972-
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2007
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/883428334
AB C. S. Lewis is one of the most beloved Christian apologists of the twentieth century; David Hume and Bertrand Russell are among Christianity's most important critics. This book puts these three intellectual giants in conversation with one another to shed light on some of life's most difficult yet important questions. It examines their views on a variety of topics, including the existence of God, suffering, morality, reason, joy, miracles, and faith. Along with irreconcilable differences and points of tension, some surprising areas of agreement emerge. Today, amidst the often shrill and vapid exchanges between 'new atheists' and twenty-first-century believers, curious readers will find penetrating insights in the reasoned dialogue of these three great thinkers.
AB The love of God and the suffering of humanity -- The problem -- Hume's presentation of the problem -- Lewis's attempt to solve the problem -- The case of Ivan Ilyich -- The incompleteness of Lewis's solution -- Beyond nature -- The moral argument -- The argument from reason -- The argument from desire -- conclusion -- Miracles -- Debating miracles in the 18th century -- Preliminary skirmish -- Hume's main assault -- Lewis's counter-attack -- The fitness of the incarnation -- Lewis's mitigated victory and the trilemma -- Faith, design, and true religion -- Faith -- Design -- True religion
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
CN BT40
SN 9781139167444
K1 Hume, David : 1711-1776
K1 Russell, Bertrand : 1872-1970
K1 Lewis, C. S : (Clive Staples) : 1898-1963
K1 Lewis : C. S. : Clive Staples : 1898-1963
K1 Hume : David : 1711-1776
K1 Russell : Bertrand : 1872-1970
K1 Philosophical Theology
K1 Lewis, C. S ; (Clive Staples) ; 1898-1963
K1 Russell, Bertrand ; 1872-1970
K1 Hume, David ; 1711-1776
DO 10.1017/CBO9781139167444