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Question Of Faith » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Question Of Faith by Morton Shor

Authors: Morton Shor, William E. Kaufman
ISBN-13: 9781568210896, ISBN-10: 1568210892
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: May 1994
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Morton Shor

Book Synopsis

In the form of a correspondence, the arguments are concerned with the nature as well as the existence of God. The theological and philosophical aspects of the question are explicated and the book is aimed at both a popular and academic audience.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	Atheist's Prologue	3
2	Rabbi's Prologue	9
3	Introductory Comment to the Correspondence	23
4	Why Is There a Need for a God?	25
5	Did God Create Us or Did We Invent God?	29
6	The Plain Man's God (the God of Classical Theism) as the Object of the Traditional Arguments	45
7	Redefinitions or Alternative Conceptions of God in Modern Theology	51
8	Believing in God: Reasons for and Against	63
9	Reaction to the Book Finding God: Ten Jewish Responses	67
10	Process Theology	81
11	Trying Out the Atheist's Position	87
12	The Atheist's Belief System and View of "Spirituality"	91
13	A Number of Questions - Including Belief in a Larger Meaning	99
14	Wouldn't It Be Odd if Religion Was a Complete and Total Self-Deception?	109
15	How Do We Know Our Cognitive Powers Are Reliable Unless We Believe in God as the Ultimate Knower of Truth?	113
16	Unproven Assumptions and the Analogy of the Seven-Legged Dog	119
17	Summary, Response, and Critique	135
18	Finale	151
19	Reflections on Faith and Reason	167
20	Rabbi's Epilogue	193
21	Atheist's Epilogue	197
	Bibliography	201
	Index	205