God and the reach of reason
Subtitle: C.S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell
By: Erik J. Wielenberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780521880862; 9780521707107
Subjects: Lewis, C. S. -- 1898-1963; Hume, David, -- 1711-1776; Russell, Bertrand, -- 1872-1970; Philosophical theology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-239) and index
Table of contents: title: The love of God and the suffering of humanity; title: The problem; title: Hume's presentation of the problem; title: Lewis's attempt to solve the problem; title: The case of Ivan Ilyich; title: The incompleteness of Lewis's solution; title: Beyond nature; title: The moral argument; title: The argument from reason; title: The argument from desire; title: conclusion; title: Miracles; title: Debating miracles in the 18th century; title: Preliminary skirmish; title: Hume's main assault; title: Lewis's counter-attack; title: The fitness of the incarnation; title: Lewis's mitigated victory and the trilemma; title: Faith, design, and true religion; title: Faith; title: Design; title: True religion