The Evidence for God · the Case for the Existence of the Spiritual Dimension by Ward, Keith -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents 1. The Spirtual Dimension

Does a spiritual dimension exist? What is spirit? Looking for evidence of spiritual values

2. Spiritual Values in Art and Beauty

Art as ‘mediating evidence’ The spiritual dimension in art

3. Spiritual Values in Morality

Morality as ‘mediating evidence’ The sense of transcendence Morality and transcendent value

4. Spiritual Values in Philosophy

Interpreting reality Materialism and Idealism The idea of a creator

5. Purpose and Evil

The idea of cosmic purpose Is purpose compatible with evil? Evil and omnipotence

6. Philosophical Idealism

Cosmic evolution and purpose Alternatives to God The Idealist point of view

7. Spiritual Values in Science

The elimination of mind Fundamental perspectives The quantum vacuum

8. Explaining the Universe

Absolute explanations The principle of axiology The mind of God

9. Science and Mind

How minds create reality Theistic Idealism

10. Spiritual Values in Religion

The gods of ancient religion Forms of spirituality and religion

11. The Development of Religion

Towards belief in one supreme spiritual reality The sense of human estrangement

12. Spiritual Values in Personal Experience

The sense of spiritual presence Revelation and miracles Apprehensions of spirit

13. Experience and Personal Ethics

Testing experience The ascent from the cave

14. Two Concepts of Rationality

Evidentialist Reason and Clifford’s rule Problems with Clifford’s rule

15. The Role of Reason

Dialectical reason Common sense and spiritual sense

Bibliographical Notes