Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The goodness of the world as its reason for existence -- Providence and beauty -- The world as a source of value -- Disvalues and the goodness of the world -- Providence and evil -- Theodicy in an ecological mode -- Moral commitment to the goodness of the world -- A non-epistemic case for trusting in the goodness of the world -- The goodness of the world and the concept of God -- Worship and the concept of God -- Salvation and the concept of God -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.