Does God Matter? - Essays on the Axiological Consequences of Theism

This book features ten original essays written by prominent philosophers of religion that address this very important, yet surprisingly neglected, question: Does it matter whether God exists?

List of contents

1. Invitation to the Axiology of Theism Klaas J. Kraay
Part I: Arguments for Pro-Theism
2. God and Intrinsic Value Scott A. Davison
3. Axiology: Theism Versus Widely Accepted Monotheisms Michael Tooley
4. An Agreeable Answer to a Pro-Theism/Anti-Theism Question T.J. Mawson
Part II: Arguments for Anti-Theism
5. If There is a Hole, it is Not God-Shaped Guy Kahane
6. The Problem of Magic Stephen Maitzen
7. The Absurdity of Life in a Christian Universe as a Reason to Prefer that God Not Exist Erik J. Wielenberg
8. Recasting Anti-Theism Toby Betenson
Part III: Connections between the Existential and Axiological Debates
9. Triple Transcendence, the Value of God's Existence, and a New Route to Atheism J.L. Schellenberg
10. Arguments from Evil and Evidence for Pro-Theism Myron A. Penner and Benjamin H. Arbour
11. Plantinga's Defence and His Theodicy are Incompatible Richard B. Davis and W. Paul Franks

About the author

Klaas Kraay is Professor of Philosophy at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. He is the editor of God and the Multiverse: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives (Routledge 2015).

Summary

This book features ten original essays written by prominent philosophers of religion that address this very important, yet surprisingly neglected, question: Does it matter whether God exists?

Additional text

"The collection of essays in this volume make a major contribution to a much-neglected issue in philosophical theology—the issue of the value of God's existence. It is of course a central question, but largely unexplored in the literature. The range of associated issues in the theory of value, metaethics, modal metaphysics, conceptions of God, and rational choice will interest a wide audience of scholars." – Michael J. Almeida, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

Product details

• Authors: Klaas Kraay, Klaas (Ryerson University Kraay
• Assisted by: Klaas Kraay (Editor), Klaas (Ryerson University Kraay (Editor), Klaas J. Kraay (Editor), Kraay Klaas (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9780415793513
• ISBN: 978-0-415-79351-3
• No. of pages: 8
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion; Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Agnosticism and atheism, Agnosticism & Atheism