Debating Christian Theism [Paperback]

Comprising groundbreaking dialogues by many of the most prominent scholars in Christian apologetics and the philosophy of religion, this volume offers a definitive treatment of central questions of Christian faith. The essays are ecumenical and broadly Christian, in the spirit of C.S. Lewis'sMere Christianity, and feature lucid and up-to-date material designed to engage readers in contemporary theistic and Christian issues. Beginning with dialogues about God's existence and the coherence of theism and then moving beyond generic theism to address significant debates over such specifically Christian doctrines as the Trinity and the resurrection of Jesus,Debating Christian Theismprovides an ideal starting point for anyone seeking to understand the current debates in Christian theology.

Contributors
Introduction

PART I - DEBATES ABOUT GOD'S EXISTENCE

A Cosmological Argument
1. The Kalam Argument - William Lane Craig
2. Doubts about the Kalam Argument - Wes Morriston

A Teleological Fine-Tuning Argument
3. The Fine-Tuning Evidence is Convincing - Robin Collins
4. The Universe Shows No Evidence for Design - Victor J. Stenger

An Ontological Argument
5. A Modal Version of the Ontological Argument - E.J. Lowe
6. Lowe on ''The Ontological Argument'' - Graham Oppy

A Moral Argument
7. Ethics Needs God - Paul Copan
8. The Failure of Moral Arguments - Louise Antony

An Argument from Consciousness
9. The Argument from Consciousness - J. P. Moreland
10. Consciousness, Theism, and Naturalism - Graham Oppy

The Coherence of Theism: Part 1
11. Problems with Omnipotence - Nicholas Everitt
12. Coherence of Divine Power - Charles Taliaferro

The Coherence of Theism: Part 2
13. Problems with Omniscience - Patrick Grim
14. The Coherence of Omniscience - Jerome Gellman

The Problem of Evil
15. Evil as Evidence against God - Richard M. Gale
16. God and Evil - l30