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God in proof, the story of a search from the ancients to the Internet, Nathan Schneider

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-246)

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

God in proof

bibliography

812530944

Nathan Schneider

the story of a search from the ancients to the Internet

"In this tour of the history of arguments for and against the existence of God, Nathan Schneider embarks on a remarkable intellectual, historical, and theological journey through centuries of believers and unbelievers--from the ancient Greeks to medieval Arabs to today's most eminent philosophers and the New Atheists. Framed by an account of Schneider's own unique odyssey, God in Proof illuminates the great minds who have wrestled with one of religion's biggest questions, together with their arguments, bringing these thinkers to life in their time and in our own. Schneider's sure-handed portrayal of these figures and his exploration of their ideas challenge how we think about doubt and faith while showing that, in their quest for certainty, seekers on both sides of the God divide have often been closer to each other than one might think."--Front flap of jacket

Sketches of Babel -- First causes: ancient times and reasonable measures -- The island: Muslims and Jews make proof safe for revelation -- Grammars of assent: a comeback in Christendom -- On certainty: early modernity upends a familiar proof -- Coming of age: from the all-destroyer to an Absolute Idea -- Grandeur in this view of life: design and its discontents -- The deaths of God: human progress and the divine absence -- Not dead yet: theism makes a comeback in philosophy -- God, hypothesis: proof sneaks into the latest science -- The proof industry: old proofs turn into viral movements -- God, alone