With the help of in-depth essays from some of the world’s leading
philosophers, The Blackwell Companion to Natural
Theology explores the nature and existence of God through human
reason and evidence from the natural world.
* Provides in-depth and cutting-edge treatment of natural
theology’s main arguments
* Includes contributions from first-rate philosophers well known
for their work on the relevant topics
* Updates relevant arguments in light of the most current,
state-of-the-art philosophical and scientific discussions
* Stands in useful contrast and opposition to the arguments of
the ’new atheists’
Innehållsförteckning
List of figures vi
Notes on contributors vii
Introduction ix
William Lane Craig and J. P. Moreland
1 The project of natural theology 1
Charles Taliaferro
2 The Leibnizian cosmological argument 24
Alexander R. Pruss
3 The kalam cosmological argument 101
William Lane Craig and James D. Sinclair
4 The teleological argument: an exploration of the fine-tuning of the universe 202
Robin Collins
5 The argument from consciousness 282
J. P. Moreland
6 The argument from reason 344
Victor Reppert
7 The moral argument 391
Mark D. Linville
8 The argument from evil 449
Stewart Goetz
9 The argument from religious experience 498
Kai-Man Kwan
10 The ontological argument 553
Robert E. Maydole
11 The argument from miracles: a cumulative case for the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth 593
Timothy Mc Grew and Lydia Mc Grew
Index 663
Om författaren
William Lane Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. He has authored or edited more than thirty books and many articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology.
J. P. Moreland is distinguished Professor of Philosophy at talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. He has authored, edited, or contributed to thirty books and authored over 100 articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology.