Atheism: the case against god

George H. Smith – ATHEISM: The Case Against God

ATHEISM:
The Case Against God
George H. Smith
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George H. Smith – ATHEISM: The Case Against God

ContentsIntroduction........................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Part One - Atheism And God ............................................................................................................................................. 6 I - The Scope of Atheism .............................................................................................................................................. 7 1. - The Myths of Atheism....................................................................................................................................... 7 2. - The Meaning of Atheism.................................................................................................................................... 9 3. - Agnosticism..................................................................................................................................................... 10 4. - The Varieties of Atheism ................................................................................................................................. 12 5. - Jacques Maritain and the Slander of Atheism .................................................................................................. 15 6. - What Atheism IsNot........................................................................................................................................ 16 7. - The Significance of Atheism............................................................................................................................ 18 8. - Theism on theDefense..................................................................................................................................... 19 II - The Concept of God .............................................................................................................................................. 21 1. - The Meaning of “God”..................................................................................................................................... 21 2. - Atheism and theConcept of God ..................................................................................................................... 26 III - The God of Christianity ....................................................................................................................................... 30 1. - An Escape fromAgnosticism........................................................................................................................... 30 2. - Knowing the Christian God.............................................................................................................................. 32 3. - God and Intelligibility ...................................................................................................................................... 37 4. - God,Being and Existence ................................................................................................................................ 38 5. - The Powers of God........................................................................................................................................... 42 6. - God and Goodness........................................................................................................................................... 45 7. - The Collapse Into Agnosticism ........................................................................................................................ 51 Part Two - Reason, Faith And Revelation...........................................................................................................................