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A Case for the Existence of God.
Title:
A Case for the Existence of God.
Author:
Overman, Dean L.
ISBN:
9780742565531
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (263 pages)
Contents:
A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD -- ABRIDGED CONTENTS -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter 01: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 02: THE QUESTION OF GOD'S EXISTENCE -- Chapter 03: MANY GENERATIONS OF PHILOSOPHERS HAVE MADE THE MISTAKE OF ASSUMING HUME AND KANT'S OBJECTIONS DISPOSED OF THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT -- Chapter 04: A UNIVERSE WITH AN INFINITE PAST WOULD STILL REQUIRE A NECESSARY BEING TO SUSTAIN ITS EXISTENCE -- Chapter 05: BECAUSE THE UNIVERSE (OR MULTIVERSE) HAD A BEGINNING, IT IS CONTINGENT AND HAS A CAUSE FOR ITS COMING INTO EXISTENCE -- Chapter 06: THE PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE SET FORTH IN THIS BOOK EMPHASIZES THE INTELLIGIBILITY OF THE UNIVERSE NOTED IN EINSTEIN'S STATEMENT -- Chapter 07: EVOLUTION IS NOT DISPOSITIVE OF THE QUESTION OF WHY THERE IS SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING AND WHY THE UNIVERSE IS RATIONAL AND INTELLIGIBLE -- Chapter 08: THE MYSTERY OF INFORMATION CHALLENGES A STRICT MATERIALISM -- Chapter 09: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD GIVES AN ABSOLUTE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE REAL EXISTENCE OF RIGHT AND WRONG -- Chapter 10: EVIDENTIAL FORCE OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE -- Chapter 11: Recorded Experiences of Encounters with the Divine Bear Witness to a Way of Knowing that Includes Kierkegaard's KENDSKAB, BUBER'S I-Thou, OTTO'S Wholly Other, AND MARCEL'S Mystery -- Chapter 12: THESE NINE WITNESSES TESTIFY TO ANOTHER WAY OF KNOWING THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EMPIRICAL AND THE METAPHYSICAL RATIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING, BUT IS BEYOND THE DESCRIBABLE AND REQUIRES PERSONAL PARTICIPATION, COMMITMENT, AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION -- Chapter 13: CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS AND SUMMARY -- AFTERWORD -- Appendix A: THE NEW MATHEMATICS OF ALGORITHMIC INFORMATION THEORY IS RELEVANT TO THEORIES CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF THE FIRST LIVING MATTER -- Appendix B: THE LIMITS OF MATHEMATICS AND THE LIMITS OF REASON.

Appendix C: THE EVIDENCE FROM CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS SUPPORTS THE CONCEPTS OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND FREE WILL -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
Abstract:
A Case for the Existence of God explores fundamental questions about why our world exists and how it functions, using principles of logic, physics, and theology to show that a belief in God can explain more about our world than even the most sophisticated science. In a time when religion and science are often portrayed as diametrically opposed, Dean Overman presents a refreshing view of the interplay between science and religion and makes a compelling case for the existence of God and his role in our world.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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