02858nam a2200517Ka 4500 ocn826659595 OCoLC 20200709055726.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130204s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781107314368 (electronic bk.) 1107314364 (electronic bk.) 9781107023574 1107023572 9781107615328 1107615321 (OCoLC)826659595 527871 (N$T) BT103 .M675 2013eb REL 000000 bisacsh 212/.7 23 REL051000 bisacsh N$TA Moser, Paul K., 1957- The severity of God [electronic resource] : religion and philosophy reconceived / Paul K. Moser. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (pages cm.) "This book explores the role of divine severity in the character and wisdom of God, and the flux and difficulties of human life in relation to divine salvation. Much has been written on problems of evil, but the matter of divine severity has received relatively little attention. Paul K. Moser discusses the function of philosophy, evidence and miracles in approaching God. He argues that if God's aim is to extend without coercion His lasting life to humans, then commitment to that goal could manifest itself in making human life severe, for the sake of encouraging humans to enter into that cooperative good life. In this scenario, divine agapé is conferred as free gift, but the human reception of it includes stress and struggle in the face of conflicting powers and priorities. Moser's work will be of great interest to students of the philosophy of religion, and theology"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Preface; Introduction; 1. Severity and God; 2. Severity and flux; 3. Severity and evidence; 4. Severity and salvation; 5. Severity and philosophy; References; Index. Description based on print version record. God (Christianity) Worship. Philosophy and religion. Philosophical theology. RELIGION / Philosophy. bisacsh RELIGION / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Moser, Paul K., 1957- Severity of God. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013 9781107023574 (DLC) 2012033990 (OCoLC)812614223 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=527871 EBSCOhost EBSC 527871 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 52480 52480