Why perfect being theology?

I display the historical roots of perfect being theology in Greco-Roman philosophy, and the distinctive reasons for Christians to take up a version of this project. I also rebut a recent argument that perfect-being reasoning should lead one to atheism.

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Leftow, Brian 1956- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2011
Dans: International journal for philosophy of religion
Année: 2011, Volume: 69, Numéro: 2, Pages: 103-118
Sujets non-standardisés:B Atheism
B Christianity
B Perfect being theology
B God
Accès en ligne: Volltext (JSTOR)
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:I display the historical roots of perfect being theology in Greco-Roman philosophy, and the distinctive reasons for Christians to take up a version of this project. I also rebut a recent argument that perfect-being reasoning should lead one to atheism.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contient:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-010-9267-0