Dialogues About God

Introduction: Some Groundwork

First Conversation: Launching A Dialogue About God

Second Conversation: An Exploration Of The Classical Understanding Of God

Third Conversation: Arguments For The Existence Of God

Fourth Conversation: If God Exists, Why Is There Evil?

Fifth Conversation: Looking Into Miracles, The Incarnation, Redemption, Religious Diversity, And A Skeptical Challenge

Afterword: Sources For Dialogues About God And Some Suggested Further Reading

Additional Info
One in the series New Dialogues in Philosophy, edited by Dale Jacquette, Charles Taliaferro, a leading philosopher of religion, presents several fictional dialogues among characters with contrasting views on the existence of God. The views express the many standard positions: theism, atheism, skepticism, and other nuanced arguments about the nature of God. In a series of five inspired, original debates, Taliaferro taps into several famous exchanges, including those among Antony Flew, Basil Mitchell and R. M. Hare; between Frederick Copleston and Bertrand Russell; and between Copleston and A. J. Ayer. The book includes a set of observations about the nature and conduct of debate: providing charitable interpretations of opposing sides and allowing interlocutors time to develop their points.