β Scribed by Kelly James Clark (auth.), Kelly James Clark (eds.)
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Natural theology is the project of articulating, defending and CntlClzmg arguments for the existence and nature of God without the aid of special revelation. Philosophical theology, which employs the rational methods of natural theology, is not restricted to premises that are discernible through observation and reason; it may rightly employ premises that are knowable through special revelation. While the project of natural theology may be construed as an attempt to demonstrate God's existence, one cannot ignore the importance of using reason or experience to understand, determine or assess attributes. One will want to know at the conclusion of a proof in natural God's theology if one has proved the existence of God and not merely the prim urn mobilum, source of moral obligation or a committee of finite designers; while God may be the prime mover and designer of the cosmos, none of these attributes alone is sufficient for making a claim to divinity. It is, therefore, difficult to distinguish sharply the project of natural theology from philosophiΒ cal theology. The project of classical natural theology has been the attempt to prove God's existence and nature with arguments that employ premises that all rational creatures are obliged to accept.
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Evidence Against Anti-Evidentialism....Pages 17-38
Epistemic Probability and Evil....Pages 39-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Reference and the Refutation of Naturalism....Pages 67-85
The Place of Experience in the Grounds of Religious Belief....Pages 87-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Revelation....Pages 115-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Divine Simplicity....Pages 133-149
Prophecy, Freedom and Middle Knowledge....Pages 151-165
Hold not thy Peace at my Tears....Pages 167-193
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Julian of Norwich on the Tender Loving Care of Mother Jesus....Pages 197-213
The Scope of Human Autonomy....Pages 215-223
Back Matter....Pages 225-230
Philosophy of Religion; Religious Studies
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