Divine hiddenness : new essays / edited by Daniel Howard-Snyder, Paul K. Moser. - Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2002. - 1 online resource (242 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and indexes.

Introduction: the hiddenness of God / Daniel Howard-Snyder and Paul K. Moser -- What is the problem of the hiddenness of God? / Peter Van Inwagen -- What the hiddenness of God reveals: a collaborative discussion -- Deus Absconditus / Michael J. Murray -- St. John of the cross and the necessity of divine hiddenness / Laura L. Garcia -- Jonathan Edwards and the hiddenness of God / William J. Wainwright -- Cognitive idolatry and divine hiding / Paul K. Moser -- Divine hiddenness: what is the problem? / Jonathan L. Kvanvig -- A Kierkegaardian view of divine hiddenness / M. Jamie Ferreira -- The hiddenness of God: a puzzle or a real problem / Jacob Joshua Ross -- Seeking but not believing: confessions of a practicing agnostic / Paul Draper -- The silence of the God who speaks / Nicholas Wolterstorff.

In this new collection of essays, a distinguished group of philosophers of religion explore the question of divine hiddenness in considerable detail. The issue is approached from several religious perspectives including Jewish, Christian, atheist and agnostic. A substantial introduction clarifies the main problems of and leading solutions to divine hiddenness.

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Religion--Philosophy.
Hidden God.
Religion.
RELIGION--General.
Hidden God.
Religion--Philosophy.
Geheimen.
God.
Religionsphilosophie.
Deus absconditus.


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