{"product_id":"the-divine-attributes-isbn-9780631211532","title":"The Divine Attributes","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Divine Attributes\u003c\/i\u003eis an engaging analysis of the God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the perspective of rational theology.  \u003ci\u003eSeries Editor's Preface.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthors' Note.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Rational Theology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Idea of God.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Conceptions of the Divine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod as a Maximally Great Being.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Substantiality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstance Among Other Categories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstance and Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpinoza's Divine Substance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Incorporeality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpirituality and Omnipresence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Souls Unintelligible?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Body-Soul Interaction Unintelligible?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivine Simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Necessary Existence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessity and Contingency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary Beings and Contingent Beings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModalities and Possible Worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNecessary Beings versus Self-Existent Beings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Eternality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemporal versus Atemporal Eternality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Defense of Temporal Eternality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncorruptibility versus Immutability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Omniscience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOmniscience as Maximal Knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Analysis of Omniscience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Perfect Goodness, Perfect Virtue, and Moral Admirability.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod and the Nature of Morality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect Goodness and Consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect Virtue and Moral Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximal Greatness and Moral Admirability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Omnipotence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaximal Power and the Uniqueness of God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat an Omnipotent Agent Can Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Analysis of Omnipotence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivine Omnibenevolence, Omnipotence, and Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcluding Remarks and Prolegomena to Future Rational Theology.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Intellectually rigorous, yet written with great clarity, this book enables the reader to understand the attributes; omnipotence, omniscience, perfect goodness, eternality, etc. – that make up the dominant idea of God in Western civilization. Highly recommended!\" \u003ci\u003eWilliam L. Rowe, Purdue University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a masterly exercise in rational theology by two leading metaphysicians. Their rigorous approach and skilful application of recent developments in analytical metaphysics make this book at once authoritative, lucid, and compelling. As well as being an extremely valuable resource for students and teachers of philosophy and theology, it advances contemporary debate about the proper understanding of God's nature in important and interesting new ways.\" \u003ci\u003eE. J. Lowe, University of Durham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is excellent: thoughtful, rigorous, and systematic. In addition to being a penetrating and sophisticated work, it is also highly readable.\" \u003ci\u003eJohn Fischer, University of California at Riverside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary S. Rosenkrantz\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy and Head of Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. They are co-authors of \u003ci\u003eSubstance Among Other Categories\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eSubstance: Its Nature and Existence\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Divine Attributes\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging analysis of the God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the perspective of rational theology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis ambitious study rationally explores the nature of God, differentiates the idea of God from other historical ideas of the divine, and identifies the core qualities of a maximally great, or perfect, being. It includes detailed discussions of the fundamental divine attributes, such as divine power, knowledge, and goodness. It also addresses whether God is to be understood as eternal, within or outside of time, existing necessarily or contingently, and whether God is to be understood as a physical or a spiritual substance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors conclude that, properly understood, the concept of God is coherent, although certain attributes that some traditional theologians ascribe to God should be rejected.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990208659685,"sku":"NP9780631211532","price":176.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631211532.jpg?v=1761786916","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-divine-attributes-isbn-9780631211532","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}