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1. Providence, Evil and the Openness of God

   By William Hasker

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

   Providence, Evil and the Openness of God is a timely exploration of the philosophical implications of the rapidly-growing theological movement known as open theism, or the 'openness of God'. William Hasker, one of the philosophers prominently associated with this movement, presents the strengths of...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. Divinity and Maximal Greatness

   By Daniel Hill

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

   This book examines the divine nature in terms of maximal greatness. It investigates each attribute associated with maximal greatness - omnipotence, omniscience, perfect goodness, eternity, and beauty, arguing that maximal greatness is necessary and sufficient for divinity....

   Published November 29th 2010 by Routledge
3. Divine Intervention

   Metaphysical and Epistemological Puzzles

   By Evan Fales

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

   This study is a new look at the question of how God can act upon the world, and whether the world can affect God, examining contemporary work on the metaphysics of causation and laws of nature, and current work in the theory of knowledge and mysticism. It has been traditional to address such...

   Published December 7th 2009 by Routledge
4. Metaphysics and God

   Essays in Honor of Eleonore Stump

   Edited by Kevin Timpe

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

   This volume focuses on contemporary issues in the philosophy of religion through an engagement with Eleonore Stump’s seminal work in the field. Topics covered include: the metaphysics of the divine nature (e.g., divine simplicity and eternity); the nature of love and God’s relation to human...

   Published April 21st 2009 by Routledge
5. Theism and Explanation

   By Gregory W. Dawes

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

   In this timely study, Dawes defends the methodological naturalism of the sciences. Though religions offer what appear to be explanations of various facts about the world, the scientist, as scientist, will not take such proposed explanations seriously. Even if no natural explanation were available,...

   Published April 1st 2009 by Routledge
6. Consciousness and the Existence of God

   A Theistic Argument

   By J.P. Moreland

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

   In Consciousness and the Existence of God, J.P. Moreland argues that the existence of finite, irreducible consciousness (or its regular, law-like correlation with physical states) provides evidence for the existence of God. Moreover, he analyzes and criticizes the top representative of rival...

   Published June 23rd 2008 by Routledge
7. The Metaphysics of Perfect Beings

   By Michael J. Almeida

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

   The Metaphysics of Perfect Beings addresses the problems an Anselmian perfect being faces in contexts involving unlimited options. Recent advances in the theory of vagueness, the metaphysics of multiverses and hyperspace, the theory of dynamic or sequential choice, the logic of moral and rational...

   Published April 2nd 2008 by Routledge
8. God and Goodness

   A Natural Theological Perspective

   By Mark Wynn

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

   Published August 25th 1999 by Routledge