Creation and the sovereignty of God

Creation and the Sovereignty of God brings fresh insight to a defense of God. Traditional theistic belief declared a perfect being who creates and sustains everything and who exercises sovereignty over all. Lately, this idea has been contested, but Hugh J. McCann maintains that God creates the best...

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Collaborateurs: McCann, Hugh J. 1942-2016 (Autre)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Publié: Bloomington Indiana University Press (c)2012
Dans:Année: 2012
Recensions:Hugh J. McCann: Creation and the sovereignty of God (2014) (Grant, W. Matthews)
Collection/Revue:Indiana series in the philosophy of religion
Sujets non-standardisés:B Creation
B Electronic books
B RELIGION ; Christian Theology ; General
B God
B PHILOSOPHY ; Religious
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Résumé:Creation and the Sovereignty of God brings fresh insight to a defense of God. Traditional theistic belief declared a perfect being who creates and sustains everything and who exercises sovereignty over all. Lately, this idea has been contested, but Hugh J. McCann maintains that God creates the best possible universe and is completely free to do so; that God is responsible for human actions, yet humans also have free will; and ultimately, that divine command must be reconciled with natural law. With this distinctive approach to understanding God and the universe, McCann brings new perspective to the evidential argument from evil
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0253005469