Analytic Theism: A Philosophical Investigation [Paperback]

This book explores and develops a new philosophical argument for the existence of God from metaphysics. In doing so, it connects debates in the field of contemporary metaphysics with that of analytic philosophy of religion.

Part 1: Explanatory Framework??1. Introduction? 2. Explanatory Methodology  Abductive Framework? 3. Preliminary Inferential Analysis (i)  Logically Compatible Candidates? 4. Preliminary Inferential Analysis (ii)  Plausible Explanatory Candidates??Part 2: Explanatory Analysis??5. Physical Reality  The Foundations of Quantum Mechanics? 6. Temporal Reality  Four-Dimensionalism? 7. Ontological Reality  Categories and Essences? 8. Relational Reality  Grounding and Powerful Qualities? 9. Personal Reality  Objects. Persons and Freedom? 10. Experiential Reality  The Exemplarist Theodicy? 11. Experiential Reality (ii)  The Gratuitous Objection? 12. Conclusion

Joshua R. Sijuwade is a Visiting Lecturer at the London School of Theology. He has published a number of journal articles on topics related to the existence of God, including Grounding and the Existence of God and Modal Metaphysics and the Existence of God; the problem of evil, notably The Problem of Suffering: The Exemplarist Theodicy; classical theism, for instance, Divine Simplicity: The Aspectival Account; and the Christian doctrines of the Trinity and Incarnation, with titles such as Monarchical Trinitarianism and A Transformational Incarnation. His general research interests fall into the areas of metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and analytic theology.

This book explores and develops a new philosophical argument for the existence of God from metaphysics. It focuses on exploring the pressing questions of Gods existence, the truth of theistic belief, and its relevance in modern philosophy. In doing so, it bridges the discussions and debates in the fielóþ