التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Morality and the personhood of God : a moral argument for the existence of a personal God |
| المؤلفون: |
Jordan, Stephen Scott |
| Call Numbers: |
BT103 .J67 2021eb |
| وصف مادي: |
1 online resource (xiv, 212 pages) |
| مستخلص: |
The concept that God is personal is an important part of religious belief. If God were not personal, it would be odd to think of him as moral or loving; it would also seem counterintuitive to speak of him as One with whom humans can have a personal relationship, One who can be trusted, cares for the people he created, listens to their prayers, acts on their behalf, has their best interests at heart, and so on. In short, to talk of such matters in a sensible manner and to experience them in everyday life seemingly requires that God is personal. Is there evidence that a personal God actually exists? Enter the moral argument. The moral argument, like other classical arguments for God's existence, is able to provide evidence for believing in God's existence, but--unlike other arguments, or perhaps better than the other arguments--is able to shed an incredible amount of light on God's character (i.e., what God is like). For example, in order to account for morality, God must be good, loving, and holy. Additionally, by surveying the moral landscape--specifically, categories such as moral knowledge, moral values, moral obligations, and moral transformation--it becomes apparent that the deeply personal nature of morality points in the direction of a personal source, and most appropriately, a source personal to the highest degree possible. If the moral argument suggests that a personal source is needed in order to account for the personal nature of morality, naturalism is in a difficult position because of its impersonal or non-personal nature. Similarly, Platonism is a non-personal metaphysical system and therefore faces a challenge in accounting for the personal nature of morality. Although there are several belief systems that set forth the notion of a personal God, with some conceptions coming nearer to adequately accounting for what is required of a personal God than others, Christianity uniquely demonstrates that not only is God personal, but that he has always been person |
| الموضوعات: |
God (Christianity) Knowableness., God (Christianity) Goodness., God Proof, Moral., Apologetics., Dieu (Christianisme) Cognoscibilité., Dieu (Christianisme) Bonté., Dieu Existence Preuve morale., Apologétique., Apologetics., God (Christianity) Goodness., God (Christianity) Knowableness., God Proof, Moral. |
| مصطلحات الفهرس: |
Personal, Trinity, Theology, Abductive, Academic theses., Academic Dissertation, Academic theses., Thèses et écrits académiques. |
| URL: |
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/2870/ |
| الإتاحة: |
Open access content. Open access content |
| ملاحظة: |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 200-212). |
| أرقام أخرى: |
VLB oai:digitalcommons.liberty.edu:doctoral-3929
1244183852 |
| المصدر المساهم: |
From OAIster®, provided by the OCLC Cooperative. |
| رقم الأكسشن: |
edsoai.on1244183852 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
OAIster |
