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God, Islam, and the Skeptic Mind: A Study on Faith, Religious Diversity, Ethics, and the Problem of Evil

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Publisher
Blue Nile Publishing
Year
2004
ISBN
9789834129415, 9834129416
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9946350 bytes)
Pages
238\257
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2022-01-06 02:03:12

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God, Islam, and the Skeptic Mind Front cover Title page Copyright page Dedication Contents Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Does God Exist and How Do I Know God Exists? 1.1 Parameters of the Question 1.2 The Design Argument 1.3 The Cosmological First Cause Argument 1.4 The "Kalam" Cosmological Argument 1.5 The Cosmological Necessary Being Argument 1.6 The Ontological Argument of Anselm 1.7 The Moral Argument 1.8 The Argument from Consciousness 1.9 Experiencing God 1.10 God According to God—The Divine Names and Attributes 1.11 Knowing of God in Islam Chapter Summary Notes Chapter 2: Is God Compatible with Science and Reason, and Can I Be Certain of God's Existence? 2.1 Sizing Our Senses—The Blindness of Empiricism 2.2 God and Science 2.3 The Bounds of Reason 2.4 Spiritual Certainty Versus Reason 2.5 Islam and Knowledge 2.6 Islam, Reason, and Science 2.7 The Qur'an and Prophethood 2.8 Unveiling and Inspiration 2.9 The Heart of Certainty Chapter Summary Notes Chapter 3: Why Does God Allow Evil and Suffering? 3.1 What are Evil and Suffering? 3.2 The View of Logic 3.3 The Purpose of Mankind in Relation to Evil 3.4 Lessons of Affliction 3.5 With Justice for All 3.6 Are My Actions Free or Determined? 3.7 What is the Role of Satan? Chapter Summary Notes Chapter 4: How Can We Understand Religious Diversity? 4.1 Approaches to Religious Diversity 4.2 The Primordial Religion: Peaceful Submission 4.3 The Key to Salvation 4.4 The People of the Book 4.5 Eastern Religions 4.6 The Beauty of Islam 4.7 The Wisdom of Religious Diversity Chapter Summary Notes Chapter 5: Does Morality Require God? 5.1 Is Morality Relative or Absolute? 5.2 Secular Ethics—Hedonism and Perfectionism 5.3 Secular Humanism 5.4 Religious Ethics 5.5 The Foundation of Islamic Ethics 5.6 Does God Command Immoral Acts? 5.7 The Trust of Moral Responsibility 5.8 The Real World 5.9 What Is Unique About Islamic Ethics? Chapter Summary Notes Appendix: The Ninety-Nine Attributes of Allah Index Back cover page iii (Introduction)

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