God and Goodness - Hardcover

Rice, Hugh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198250282 ISBN 13: 9780198250289

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 2000

Synopsis

Hugh Rice explains why belief in God need not be seen as a strange or irrational belief, but can be a natural extension of our ordinary ways of thinking. He suggests that we should think of God in an abstract way, and he offers a satisfying account of the relationship between God and goodness.

About this title

About the Author:

Hugh Rice is Official Student and Tutor in Philosophy at Christ Church, Oxford.

Review:

`Rice's reasoning is clear and concise, and includes sharp analyses'
Theology

`Hugh Rice's book is a stimulating one to read'
Religious Studies (37)

`written with great clarity and remarkable conciseness. It displays a refreshing independence of mind in its treatment of a range of fundamental philosophical issues'
Religious Studies (37)

`a stimulating brief introduction to the philosophy of religion'
Religious Studies (37)

`Rice's reasoning is clear and concise ... includes sharp analysis'
David Clough, St John's College, Durham

`God and Goodness is a fascinating book. It is clearly written, very ingenious, and in many places persuasive; and it makes a number of good points against those who would pit the scientific outlook against the religious.'
Richard Sturch, Journal of Theological Studies, Vol.52, No.1, April 2001

`Rice admirably avoids the technical jargon and formal symbolism often found in analytical treatises.'
Reviews in Religion and Theology

`This is a well-written as well as well-thought-out book. Those ready to explore it, and sufficiently able to follow it, may even find it closer than at first appears to the notion of the greatest Puritan catechism that man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.'
R.D. Kernohan, Contemporary Rev. Jan 01.

`Rice ... deftly demolishes the claims of science to be more objectively factual than the claims of theism.'
John Saxbee, Church Times, 8 Sept. 00.

`If you enjoy intellectual arm-wrestling with the likes of Hick, Swinburne and Mackie, then you will enjoy getting to grips with this passionate plea for the importance of rational belief, at a time when mystery, metaphysics and imagination make so much of the running.'
John Saxbee, Church Times, 8 Sept. 00.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0198250282
• ISBN 13: 9780198250289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160