The Nature of God: An Inquiry Into Divine AttributesThe Nature of God explores a perennial problem in the philosophy of religion. Drawing upon developments in philosophy, most notably those in philosophical logic, Edward R. Wierenga examines the traditional divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, eternity, timelessness, immutability, and goodness. His philosophically defensible formulations of the nature of God are in accord with the views of classical theists. The author provides an account of each of the divine attributes by stating in contemporary terms what such classical theists as Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas wrote about the nature of God; he then seeks to determine whether one can defend the ascription of traditional divine attributes to God against philosophical objections.Clearly written and comprehensive, The Nature of God contains a wealth of illuminating and original material on a central topic in the philosophy of religion |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Omnipotence | 12 |
Omniscience | 36 |
3 | 46 |
Foreknowledge Free Will and the Necessity of the Past | 59 |
Foreknowledge and Free Will | 65 |
The Assumption Restated | 71 |
Omniscience Free Will and Middle Knowledge | 116 |
Goodness and Omnipotence | 204 |
Goodness and Freedom | 207 |
Impeccability and Praiseworthiness | 211 |
The Source of Moral Obligation I God and Morality | 213 |
The Divine Command Theory | 215 |
Divine Commands and Divine Will | 217 |
Some Objections | 219 |
s Utilitarianism and the Divine Command Theory | 232 |