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The argument from reason is a transcendental argument against metaphysical naturalism and for the existence of God (or at least a supernatural being that is the source of human reason). The best-known defender of the argument is C. S. Lewis .
[11]: 27 The Bible primarily speaks of sin as moral evil rather than natural or metaphysical evil. [11]: 21 The writers of the Bible take the reality of a spiritual world beyond this world and its containment of hostile spiritual forces for granted. While the post-Enlightenment world does not, the "dark spiritual forces" can be seen as "symbols ...
1.8 Chapter Eight: The "New" Testament Exceeds The Evil Of The "Old" One 1.9 Chapter Nine: The Koran Is Borrowed From Both Jewish and Christian Myths 1.10 Chapter Ten: The Tawdriness Of The Miraculous And The Decline Of Hell
Book I begins with general questions of truth and natural reason, and from chapter 10 investigates the concept of a monotheistic God. Chapters 10 to 13 are concerned with the existence of God, followed by a detailed investigation of God's properties (chapters 14 to 102). When demonstrating a Truth about God which can be known through reason, St ...
However, encounters between Christians and Pagans were sometimes confrontational, and some Christian kings (Charlemagne, Olaf I of Norway) were known for their violence against pagans. In the late Middle Ages, the appearance of the Cathars and Bogomils in Europe laid the stage for the later witch hunts .
Johnson's first published article, God, fatalism, and temporal ontology, [3] was based on his dissertation Divine Omniscience and the Fatalist Dilemma. [4]He has written extensively and debated (in print) with Victor Reppert on the Argument from reason, a debate which began in C. S. Lewis's Christian Apologetics : Pro and Con, edited by Gregory Bassham.
The doctrine of sin is central to the Christian faith, since its basic message is about redemption in Christ. [2] Hamartiology, a branch of Christian theology which is the study of sin, [3] describes sin as an act of offence against God by despising his persons and Christian biblical law, and by injuring others. [4]
It discusses a wide range of metaphysical concepts, including the nature of God (referred to as "All That Is" [19] [21] and "The Multidimensional God"); [22] the nature of physical reality; [22] the origins of the universe; [21] the nature of the self and the "higher self"; [18] [20] the story of Christ; [23] the evolution of the soul and all ...