Metaphysics and God

This volume focuses on contemporary issues in the philosophy of religion through an engagement with Eleonore Stump's seminal work in the field. Topics covered include: the metaphysics of the divine nature; the nature of love and God's relation to human happiness; and the issue human agency.

Autorentext

Kevin Timpe teaches philosophy at the University of San Diego. He is the author of Free Will: Sourcehood and Its Alternatives (Continuum), and the editor of Arguing about Religion (Routledge).

Inhalt

Forward-Fr. Theodore Vitali CP

Acknowledgments

Introduction-Kevin Timpe

Section 1: Preacipue de Deo

1. God and Other Uncreated Things-Peter van Inwagen

2. Aquinas, Divine Simplicity and Divine Freedom-Brian Leftow

3. The Real Presence of an Eternal God-Thomas D. Senor

4. The Metaphysics of Divine Love-William E. Mann

5. Narrative, Liturgy, and the Hiddenness of God-Michael C. Rea

6. Fittingness and Divine Action in Cur Deus Homo -Thomas P. Flint

7. Conservation, Concurrence, and Counterfactuals of Freedom-Jon Kvanvig

8. More on Molinism-John Martin Fischer

Section 2: Preacipue de Hominibus

9. The Supervenience of Goodness on Being-John E. Hare

10. The Second-Person Account of the Problem of Evil-Lynne Rudder Baker

11. Theodicies and Human Nature: Dostoevsky on the Saint as Witness-Timothy O'Connor

12. Do Human Persons Persist between Death and Resurrection?-Jason T. Eberl

13. Love and Damnation-C. P. Ragland

14. Friendship in Heaven: Aquinas on Supremely Perfect Happiness and the Communion of the Saints-Christopher Brown

Notes on Contributors

Bibliography

Index