Publication

2002-06-01 - Blackwell Publishing Limited

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL7609819M
  • ISBN-139780631211532
  • ISBN-100631211535
  • OCLC Control Number59482858

Classifications

  • LCCBT130 .H64 2002

Description

"The Divine Attributes is an analysis of the God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the perspective of rational theology." "This study rationally explores the nature of God, differentiates the idea of God from other historical ideas of the divine, and identifies the core qualities of a maximally great, or perfect, being. It includes detailed discussions of the fundamental divine attributes, such as divine power, knowledge, and goodness. It also addresses whether God is to be understood as eternal, within or outside of time, existing necessarily or contingently, and whether God is to be understood as a physical or a spiritual substance." "The authors conclude that, properly understood, the concept of God is coherent, although certain attributes that some traditional theologians ascribe to God should be rejected."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

We will contrast various historical ideas of the divine with the idea of a maximally great being.

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