Eighteen takes on God : a short guide for those who are still perplexed / Leslie Stevenson.
2019
BL200 .S74 2019
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Title
Eighteen takes on God : a short guide for those who are still perplexed / Leslie Stevenson.
Author
Stevenson, Leslie, author.
ISBN
9780190066130 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
BL200 .S74 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
211
Summary
Who is God? How should we think about the concept of God? How have religions defined and altered conceptions of God over the ages? Are modern conceptions of God so different from our ancestors'? Philosopher Leslie Stevenson here offers 18 short and lively takes on God to help orient readers to this vast and confusing subject. Surveying everything from the idea of God as an 'old man in the sky' to the more abstract idea of a metaphysical God, among other ways of imaging the divine, Stevenson presents a clear and helpful guide for curious readers. Stevenson expresses no overall pre-commitment to theism, atheism or agnosticism; rather he offers a sympathetic account of a variety of views, combined with critical questioning about their meaning and practical application.
Note
Who is God? How should we think about the concept of God? How have religions defined and altered conceptions of God over the ages? Are modern conceptions of God so different from our ancestors'? Philosopher Leslie Stevenson here offers 18 short and lively takes on God to help orient readers to this vast and confusing subject. Surveying everything from the idea of God as an 'old man in the sky' to the more abstract idea of a metaphysical God, among other ways of imaging the divine, Stevenson presents a clear and helpful guide for curious readers. Stevenson expresses no overall pre-commitment to theism, atheism or agnosticism; rather he offers a sympathetic account of a variety of views, combined with critical questioning about their meaning and practical application.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 18, 2019).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190066109
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