The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology
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The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology is an academic volume that presents contemporary philosophical and theological arguments for the existence and nature of God, featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field.
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| The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology Context triple: [William Lane Craig, hasWritten, The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology]
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A.
A Natural Theology for Our Time
A Natural Theology for Our Time is a philosophical and theological work by Charles Hartshorne that presents his modern process-oriented approach to arguments for the existence and nature of God.
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B.
The Analytic Theist
The Analytic Theist is a collection of essays and interviews by philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores and defends the rationality of theistic belief using tools of contemporary analytic philosophy.
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C.
The Coherence of Theism
The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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D.
The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy
The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy is a non-fiction book that explores the historical and philosophical relationship between Christian theology and the development of modern science.
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E.
The Excellency of Theology, Compared with Natural Philosophy
"The Excellency of Theology, Compared with Natural Philosophy" is a work, associated with Robert Boyle’s intellectual milieu, that argues for the superior value and authority of theological knowledge over the insights of natural philosophy (early modern science).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology Target entity description: The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology is an academic volume that presents contemporary philosophical and theological arguments for the existence and nature of God, featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field.
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A.
A Natural Theology for Our Time
A Natural Theology for Our Time is a philosophical and theological work by Charles Hartshorne that presents his modern process-oriented approach to arguments for the existence and nature of God.
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B.
The Analytic Theist
The Analytic Theist is a collection of essays and interviews by philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores and defends the rationality of theistic belief using tools of contemporary analytic philosophy.
-
C.
The Coherence of Theism
The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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D.
The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy
The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy is a non-fiction book that explores the historical and philosophical relationship between Christian theology and the development of modern science.
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E.
The Excellency of Theology, Compared with Natural Philosophy
"The Excellency of Theology, Compared with Natural Philosophy" is a work, associated with Robert Boyle’s intellectual milieu, that argues for the superior value and authority of theological knowledge over the insights of natural philosophy (early modern science).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
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| instanceOf |
academic book
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edited volume ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy of religion book ⓘ |
| aim |
to analyze the nature and attributes of God philosophically
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to present rigorous contemporary arguments for the existence of God ⓘ |
| approach | contemporary analytic arguments for theism ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
arguments from consciousness
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arguments from contingency ⓘ arguments from fine-tuning ⓘ arguments from reason ⓘ arguments from religious experience ⓘ cosmological arguments for God’s existence ⓘ moral arguments for God’s existence ⓘ ontological arguments for God’s existence ⓘ teleological arguments for God’s existence ⓘ |
| discipline |
philosophy of religion
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theology ⓘ |
| editor |
J. P. Moreland
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William Lane Craig ⓘ |
| feature |
critical engagement with contemporary atheistic objections
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detailed formal arguments for theism ⓘ extensive bibliographies in each chapter ⓘ |
| format |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Alexander R. Pruss
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Charles Taliaferro ⓘ J. P. Moreland ⓘ Joshua Rasmussen ⓘ Mark Nowacki ⓘ Paul Moser ⓘ Robert C. Koons ⓘ Robin Collins ⓘ Stewart Goetz ⓘ Timothy O’Connor ⓘ William Lane Craig ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced undergraduates studying philosophy of religion
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graduate students in philosophy and theology ⓘ scholars in philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries |
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
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linked to:
The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
arguments for the existence of God
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natural theology ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| publisher | Wiley-Blackwell ⓘ |
| structure | multi-author collection of chapters ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Christian theism ⓘ |
| title | The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology ⓘ |
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