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Hardcover. Hugh Rice explains why belief in God need not be seen as a strange or irrational kind of belief, but can be a natural extension of our ordinary ways of thinking. He suggests that we should think of God in an abstract way, and he offers a satisfying account of the relationship between God and goodness. Num Pages: 158 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 293. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustjacket
Hugh Rice explains why belief in God need not be seen as a strange or irrational kind of belief, but can be a natural extension of our ordinary ways of thinking. First he argues that it is rational to believe that the universe exists just because it is good that it should exist. Then he argues that we should conceive of God in an abstract way; in particular, we should understand God's willing something as consisting in its being good that that thing should be so. Together these arguments give reason to believe that the universe was created by God. This abstract conception of God does justice both to the nature of goodness and to the idea that God is sovereign. In the course of arguing for it, Rice gives clear and non-technical discussions of such fascinating topics as the objectivity of value, the problem of evil, and the evidence for miracles. Anyone interested in the nature of God and the basis of religious belief will enjoy this book.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198250289
SKU
KOC0009842
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About Hugh Rice
Hugh Rice is Official Student and Tutor in Philosophy at Christ Church, Oxford.
Reviews for God and Goodness
Rice has written a courageously argued book which refreshingly challenges many contemporary assumptions.
John A. Harrod, The Expository Times, Vol.112, No.2.
If you enjoy intellectual arm-wrestling with the likes of Hick, Swinburne and Mackie, then you will enjoy getting to grips with this passionate plea for the importance of rational belief, at a time when mystery, metaphysics and imagination make so much of the running.
John Saxbee, Church Times, 8 Sept. 00.
Rice ... deftly demolishes the claims of science to be more objectively factual than the claims of theism.
John Saxbee, Church Times, 8 Sept. 00.
This is a well-written as well as well-thought-out book. Those ready to explore it, and sufficiently able to follow it, may even find it closer than at first appears to the notion of the greatest Puritan catechism that man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
R.D. Kernohan, Contemporary Rev. Jan 01.
Rice admirably avoids the technical jargon and formal symbolism often found in analytical treatises.
Reviews in Religion and Theology
God and Goodness is a fascinating book. It is clearly written, very ingenious, and in many places persuasive; and it makes a number of good points against those who would pit the scientific outlook against the religious.
Richard Sturch, Journal of Theological Studies, Vol.52, No.1, April 2001
Rice's reasoning is clear and concise ... includes sharp analysis
David Clough, St John's College, Durham
a stimulating brief introduction to the philosophy of religion
Religious Studies (37)
written with great clarity and remarkable conciseness. It displays a refreshing independence of mind in its treatment of a range of fundamental philosophical issues
Religious Studies (37)
Hugh Rice's book is a stimulating one to read
Religious Studies (37)
Rice's reasoning is clear and concise, and includes sharp analyses
Theology
John A. Harrod, The Expository Times, Vol.112, No.2.
If you enjoy intellectual arm-wrestling with the likes of Hick, Swinburne and Mackie, then you will enjoy getting to grips with this passionate plea for the importance of rational belief, at a time when mystery, metaphysics and imagination make so much of the running.
John Saxbee, Church Times, 8 Sept. 00.
Rice ... deftly demolishes the claims of science to be more objectively factual than the claims of theism.
John Saxbee, Church Times, 8 Sept. 00.
This is a well-written as well as well-thought-out book. Those ready to explore it, and sufficiently able to follow it, may even find it closer than at first appears to the notion of the greatest Puritan catechism that man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
R.D. Kernohan, Contemporary Rev. Jan 01.
Rice admirably avoids the technical jargon and formal symbolism often found in analytical treatises.
Reviews in Religion and Theology
God and Goodness is a fascinating book. It is clearly written, very ingenious, and in many places persuasive; and it makes a number of good points against those who would pit the scientific outlook against the religious.
Richard Sturch, Journal of Theological Studies, Vol.52, No.1, April 2001
Rice's reasoning is clear and concise ... includes sharp analysis
David Clough, St John's College, Durham
a stimulating brief introduction to the philosophy of religion
Religious Studies (37)
written with great clarity and remarkable conciseness. It displays a refreshing independence of mind in its treatment of a range of fundamental philosophical issues
Religious Studies (37)
Hugh Rice's book is a stimulating one to read
Religious Studies (37)
Rice's reasoning is clear and concise, and includes sharp analyses
Theology