RT Book
T1 A comparison of Judeo-Christian theism and philosophical naturalism as explanatory worldviews
A1 Beyer, Jason A.
LA English
PP Lewiston, NY u.a.
PB Edwin Mellen Press
YR 2007
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1616084081
AB Theism and naturalism -- Theism -- Naturalism -- Summary and a look ahead -- Explanationism and religious faith -- The two models of faith -- Which is the preferable model? -- Making room for explanation -- Explanations and their virtues -- Models of explanation -- A functionalist account of explanation -- The explanatory virtues -- Contra Swinburne -- Introductory wrap-up -- The existence and order of the physical world -- The existence of the physical world -- The order of the physical world -- The intelligibility of the world -- Reports of miracles and religious experiences -- Some definitions -- Theistic explanations of MRS and RERS -- The naturalistic explanation -- The problem of diversity -- Other comparisons -- Explain evil -- What is evil? -- The challenge of evil -- The free will explanation -- The knowledge/responsibility explanation -- The soul-making explanation -- The disjunctive and conjunctive explanations -- The naturalistic explanation -- What is the best explanation of evil?
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN B828.2
SN 9780773453227
SN 0773453229
K1 Naturalism
K1 Theism
K1 Natural Theology
K1 Christianity : Philosophy
K1 Judaism : Philosophy