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A fascinating exploration of religious belief as the key to understanding ourselves and other people, societies, and cultures
When we explore the problem of God, we are exploring issues that force us to dig down into the very foundation of who we are, why we are who we are, and why we believe what we believe. Does God exist? What do we mean by "God"? Why believe?
The Problem of God explores the challenges of religious belief and spirituality through the lenses of both historical and contemporary sources from religious traditions around the globe, including the Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Confucian, and Daoist traditions. This book engages with the fundamental concerns of belief in God, including the existence of God, the nature of God, different forms of theism and alternatives to theism, warranted belief, and the challenges posed by the problem of evil, pain and suffering, modern science, atheism, and religious pluralism. Cline invites readers to consider different religious beliefs through compelling stories that foster an understanding of human actions and motivations throughout history.
The curious and the spiritually hungry will benefit from discovering that there is not one problem of God but many, and that understanding the spiritual dimension of human life holds the key to better understanding ourselves and one another.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Otto Hentz, SJ
Introduction
Part I: Does God Exist?
1 Classical Arguments for God's Existence: The Teleological Argument
2 Classical Arguments for God's Existence: The Cosmological Argument
3 Classical Arguments for God's Existence: The Ontological Argument
4 A Hindu Proof of God's Existence
Part II: What Do We Mean by "God"? Varieties of Theism and Other Religious Ultimates
5 The Bhagavad Gita and Hindu Views of God
6 Confucian Views of Tian ("Heaven"), Ancestor Spirits, and Ritual
7 Daoist Views of the Infinite Dao: Theism, Deism, and Agnosticism
8 Augustine's God: Overcoming Estrangement and Engaging Mystical Experience
Part III: Why Believe? Challenges to Faith and Responses
9 The Problem of Evil and Theodicy
10 The Problem of Evil and Atheism
11 The Problem of Evil and God's Omnipotence
12 Pascal's Wager
13 The Problem of Religious Pluralism
14 Religious Experience and Conversion
Conclusion
Guide to Further Reading
Index
