The Maturing of Monotheism: A Dialectical Path to Its Truth

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Tracing a dialectical path, The Maturing of Monotheism emphasises the plausibility of Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and kindred forms of monotheism and responds to anti-theistic challenges of our day. These include materialism, determinism, the denial of objective value, the pervasiveness of evil, and predictions of human individual and collective extinction. The book reviews traditional metaphysical ways of arguing for monotheism but employs a cumulative, more experiential approach. While agnosticism affects humanity’s most basic beliefs, Garth Hallett demonstrates that there remains ample room for rational, theistic faith. Of keen interest to students and researchers alike, The Maturing of Monotheism offers new insights and approaches in this steadily advancing field. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Preface 1. Truth 2. Theism 3. Diversity 4. Freedom 5. Goodness 6. Evil 7. Afterlife 8. Eternity 9. Focusing 10. Convergence Notes Works Cited Index