Does belief in God require a sacrifice of intelligence?
Contents
1. Why Does Belief in God Matter? 6
2. What is God? 19
3. Does God Cause Evil? 31
4. Is the Universe Intelligently Designed? 45
5. The Sense of Transcendence 59
6. Is God Free? 74
7. Are Faith and Reason Incompatible? 86
8. What is Revelation? 101
9. How God Acts in the World – A Christian Understanding 115
10. Is Religion Evil? 130
11. How Should We Interpret the Bible? 142
12. What is the Future of Religion? 155
Index 172
Keith Ward is Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, an Anglican priest, canon of Christ Church, Joint President of the World Congress of Faiths, and a Fellow of the British Academy. A broadcaster and presenter, Ward's work straddles science, religion and philosophy, addressing topics from materialism to medical ethics. Internationally respected, he is known as one of Britain's foremost philosopher-theologians.
His outstanding chapter on revelation effortlessly weaves together
his vast knowledge of different faiths. If philosophy is your bag
and you are relaxed and comfortable with its language and
conventions then this book could be for you.
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