Is believing in God irrational?
Titre:
Is believing in God irrational?
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Sommaire:
Is God really real? And how can we know if anyone's experience of God is actually valid? Skeptics today are increasingly vocal in their assertion not only that God is unverifiable, but also that believing in God is irrational and even dangerous. Even those who believe wonder if they can speak objectively about the actual reality of God or if they can only appeal to a subjective belief in God. Amy Orr-Ewing addresses key questions and objections that many people today have about God. She explores whether our understanding of God is delusional or merely a psychological crutch. She probes whether the Christian claim to a unique personal relationship with God is plausible in light of other world religions, and how anyone can continue to believe in God in a world of pain and suffering.
Date de publication comme intervalle:
2008
Description matérielle:
141 p. ; 21 cm.
Table des matières:
Introduction -- What about other people's genuine experience of God? -- Your "experience of God" is delusional, not real -- Your relationship with God is just a psychological crutch! -- How can you say you have found the truth if you haven't tried all the alternatives? -- If Christianity is about relationship with God, why does He let bad things happen to his friends? -- If Christianity is about a transforming relationship with God, why are Christians so bad? -- If God is so loving and relational, why did He go ahead and create when he knew people would end up in hell? -- Belief in God is dangerous -- I used to believe, but I've given it all up -- How can I know?
Accès électronique:
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0819/2008022650.html
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN):
9780830833535
Informations de publication:
Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2008.
