Overview
Does God Matter? features eleven original essays written by prominent philosophers of religion that address this very important, yet surprisingly neglected, question. One natural way to approach this question is to seek to understand what difference God’s existence would—or does—make to the value of the world and the well-being of its inhabitants. The first essay sets the stage for the discussion of this topic. The three essays in Section I defend versions of pro-theism: the view that God’s existence would -- or does -- make things better than they would otherwise be. The four essays in Section II defend anti-theism: the view that God’s existence would, or does, make things worse than they would otherwise be. The three essays in Section III consider the interplay between the existential and axiological debates concerning the existence of God. This book presents important research on a growing topic in philosophy of religion that will also be of keen interest to scholars working in other areas of philosophy (such as metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory), and in other disciplines (such as religious studies and analytic theology).
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Author: Klaas Kraay (Ryerson University, Canada)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.430kg
ISBN: 9780415793513
ISBN 10: 0415793513
Pages: 8
Publication Date: 15 December 2017
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
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 The book does a laudable job of laying out a range of philosophical issues and perspectives belonging to arguments both for and against the mattering of theism, inclung a panoply of distinctions and positions that these views sustain. -- Andrew M. Davis, Claremont School of Theology, CA.
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
"""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 ""The book does a laudable job of laying out a range of philosophical issues and perspectives belonging to arguments both for and against the mattering of theism, inclung a panoply of distinctions and positions that these views sustain."" -- Andrew M. Davis, Claremont School of Theology, CA."
""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
"""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"
Author Information
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).
