The Agnostic Inquirer: Revelation from a Philosophical Standpoint - Softcover

Menssen, Sandra; Sullivan, Thomas D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802803946 ISBN 13: 9780802803948

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2007

Synopsis

Is there a good God? And if there is, has that God revealed anything of significance to us? Philosophers pondering these two questions have automatically assumed that the first must be answered before the second. But Sandra Menssen and Thomas Sullivan argue philosophically -- that is, without reliance on divine revelation -- that unless the content of revelatory claims has been considered, it is a mistake to deny the existence of God.

The Agnostic Inquirer presents a clear, analytical argument that without reflection on the content of revelatory claims, atheists and agnostics are missing a large part of the relevant database for establishing the existence of God, and many theists are working with an impoverished database in trying to explain the foundations of their faith.

About this title

About the Authors

Sandra Menssen is professor of philosophy at University ofSt. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota.

 

William J. Abraham (1947–2021) was Professor Emeritus of Wesley Studies at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, and the inaugural director of the Wesley House of Studies at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University. His books include The Logic of Evangelism and The Logic of Renewal, and Among the Ashes: On Death, Grief, and Hope.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802803946
• ISBN 13: 9780802803948
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 348