Existential Reasons for Belief in God: A Defense of Desires & Emotions for Faith
- ISBN-10
- 1725264692
- ISBN-13
- 9781725264694
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 186
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-03-18
- Publisher
- Wipf and Stock Publishers
- Author
- Clifford Williams
Description
Lived faith involves doctrines, evidences and rational coherence—but it includes much more. Philosopher Clifford Williams puts forth an argument as to why certain needs, desires and emotions have a legitimate place in drawing people into faith in God. Addressing the strongest objections to these types of grounds for faith, he shows how the personal and experiential aspects of belief play an important part in coming to faith and in remaining a believing person.
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