On God's Existence Traditional and New Arguments [Paperback]

John Pasquinis On Gods Existence is a remarkably inclusive journey through the maze of arguments, proofs, and demonstrations that have engaged the intellectual and spiritual energies of the best minds in Western civilization. From Thomas Aquinas to Descartes, Newman, C.S. Lewis and other recent philosophers and theologians. Pasquinis elegant and sober, yet insightfully critical and profound discussion of both classic and modern representatives of the debate on God invites the reader to join the conversation, to become a participant, not just an observer, in this most important of all conversations. Scholarly, compelling, critical  a work I regard as indispensable to anyone who dares to ask the fundamental questions about the ultimate sense of human life.The phenomenon of the existence of God has been a central and continuing preoccupation in Western Christian tradition. Fr. Pasquini's contribution to the probability of this existence is a seminal, comprehensive and persuasive text. In each succinct chapter, Pasquini reports and advances the scholarship of this mystery. The discussions involving consciousness and stunted psychological development are particularly compelling psychologically-based arguments. Truly an invaluable tool in presenting exhaustive views of the inquiry.In our time many people assume that belief in God is not knowledge, but merely a subjective preference or attitude, which cannot be demonstrated through rational, logical reasoning. But in his newly released book, On Gods Existence: Traditional and New Arguments, Fr. John Pasquini presents a concise yet comprehensive summary of logical arguments that discredit this false and, ultimately disastrous, assumption. By approaching the question of Gods existence from a great variety of perspectives, he shows that belief in God is actually far more reasonable and logical than its rejection.Fr. Pasquini book On Gods Existence presents excellent logical arguments to prove the presence of God. He usl³°