Taking God Seriously: Two Different Voices

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Is debate on issues related to faith and reason still possible when dialogue between believers and non-believers has collapsed? Taking God Seriously not only proves that it is possible, but also demonstrates that such dialogue produces fruitful results. Here, Brian Davies, a Dominican priest and leading scholar of Thomas Aquinas, and Michael Ruse, a philosopher of science and well-known non-believer, offer an extended discussion on the nature and plausibility of belief in God and Christianity. They explore key topics in the study of religion, notably the nature of faith, the place of reason in discussions about religion, proofs for the existence of God, the problem of evil, and the problem of multiple competing religious systems, as well as the core concepts of Christian belief including the Trinity and the justification of morality. Written in a jargon-free manner, avoiding the extremes of evangelical literalism and New Atheism prejudice, Taking God Seriously does not compromise integrity or shy from discussing important or difficult issues. 01.0_pp_i_ii_Taking_God_Seriously 02.0_pp_iii_iii_Taking_God_Seriously 03.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page 04.0_pp_v_vi_Contents 05.0_pp_vii_viii_Preface 06.0_pp_ix_x_Acknowledgments 07.0_pp_1_28_Faith 08.0_pp_29_58_Reason 09.0_pp_59_95_Arguing_for_God 10.0_pp_96_123_Against_God 11.0_pp_124_154_Morality 12.0_pp_155_186_Christianity 13.0_pp_187_212_Reflections 14.0_pp_213_218_Select_Bibliography 15.0_pp_219_226_Index