God Is Great, God Is Good · Why Believing in God Is Reasonable and Responsible by Craig, William Lane -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction

Purpose of This Book

PART ONE: God Is

1 Richard Dawkins on Arguments for God

The Cosmological Argument The Moral Argument The Teleological Argument Ontological Argument For Further Reading

2 The Image of God and the Failure of Scientific Atheism

The Nature of Scientific Naturalism Five Recalcitrant Features of the Image of God Conclusion For Further Reading

3 Evidence of a Morally Perfect God

The Knowledge Question The Title “God” Indications of God Bias in Inquiry About God Cognitive Grace Giving Serious Questions Due Seriousness Whose Are We? Agapē For Further Reading

PART TWO: God Is GREAT

4 God and Physics

The Universe Points Beyond Itself A Finely Tuned Universe The Multiverse God and Physics in the Twenty-First Century God, Evolution and Quantum Theory For Further Reading

5 God and Evolution

In the Beginning In the Middle Now Where Darwinism Stands Now The Critical Role of Random Mutation Malaria and Random Mutation E. Coli and Random Mutation The Design of the Universe and Life For Further Reading

6 Evolutionary Explanations of Religion

Background Scientific Accounts of Religion What Are the Implications if Such Accounts Are True? For Further Reading

PART THREE: God Is GOOD

7 God, Evil and Morality

The Foundation of Morality Morality as Illusion For Further Reading

8 Is Religion Evil?

New Enlightenment—New Atheism Religion: A False Universal So What “God” Are We Actually Talking About? What About Atheist Violence Against Religion? Binary Oppositions, “In-groups” and “Out-groups” Conclusion: On Being Realistic For Further Reading

9 Are Old Testament Laws Evil?

A Response to the New Atheists Concluding Remarks For Further Reading

10 How Could God Create Hell?

When Was Hell Listed on the Real Estate Market? The Curiosity of Cub Fans: Why Choose Hell? For Further Reading

PART FOUR: Why It Matters

11 Recognizing Divine Revelation

Revelation as Disclosure Why Would Anyone Believe in Divine Revelation? Four Reasons for Denying Divine Revelation The Framework of Inquiry Four Replies and Some Positive Reasons for Recognizing Divine Revelation Looking for Values For Further Reading

12 The Messiah You Never Expected

1. Jesus Was Free 2. Jesus Was Confident 3. Jesus Was a Lightning Rod 4. Jesus Was an Activist 5. Jesus Was Preachy 6. Jesus Has a Radar for Hypocrisy 7. Jesus Was Charismatic 8. Jesus Was Spiritual 9. Jesus Had Compassion 10. Jesus Was At Home, Not at Home Further Reading

13 Tracing Jesus’ Resurrection to Its Earliest Eyewitness Accounts

14 Why Faith in Jesus Matters

Why Trust in Jesus? Why Is Faith in Jesus Important? For Further Reading

Postscript Appendix Notes

Introduction 1: Richard Dawkins on Arguments for God 2: The Image of God and the Failure of Scientific Atheism 3: Evidence of a Morally Perfect God 4: God and Physics 5: God and Evolution 6: Evolutionary Explanations of Religion 7: God, Evil and Morality 8: Is Religion Evil? 9: Are Old Testament Laws Evil? 10: How Could God Create Hell? 11: Recognizing Divine Revelation 12: The Messiah You Never Expected 13: Tracing Jesus’ Resurrection to Its Earliest Eyewitness Accounts 14: Why Faith in Jesus Matters Postscript Appendix

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