TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,Stephen T.
TI  - God, reason, and theistic proofs
T2  - Reason and religion
SN  - 9780802844507
AV  - BT102 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - W.B. Eerdmans
KW  - Faith and reason
N1  - 1 (pages (c)194.-200) and index; 1. What is a theistic proof? --; I. Defining the concept --; II. The goal of a theistic proof --; III. Assumptions of theistic proofs --; IV. What if a theistic proof were successful? --; V. Do theistic proofs accomplish anything? --; 2. The ontological argument --; I. Introduction --; II. Anselm's argument --; III. Gaunilo's criticism of the OA --; IV. Kant's criticism --; V. Rowe's criticism --; Virgin Islands Two brief 'refutations' of the OA --; 3. Theistic proofs and religious realism --; I. Religious nonrealism --; II. Anselm on 'conceiving' --; III. D.Z. Phillips' position --; IV. Anselm against Phillips --; V. Conclusion --; 4. The cosmological argument --; I. Introduction : Aquinas' versions of the California --; II. The third way --; III. why is infinite regress impossible in a hierarchical series? --; IV. Criticisms of the California --; 5. Theistic proofs and foundationalism --; I. Introduction --; II. Reformed epistemology --; III. Analysing Plantinga's argument --; IV. Criticisms of foundationalism --; 6. The design argument --; I. Introduction --; II. Paley's version of the DA --; III. Hume's objections --; IV. Evolution as a criticism of the DA --; V. Newer versions of the DA --; Virgin Islands Criticisms of new DAs --; Virgin IslandsI. Conclusion --; Virgin IslandsII. Swinburne and Bayes' theorem --; 7. Religious experience --; I. Introduction --; II. Religious experience as a theistic proof --; III. Swinburne's argument --; IV. Objections to the argument --; V. Conclusion --; 8. Other theistic proofs --; I. Ontological argument number 2 --; II. A generic cosmological argument --; III. The moral argument --; IV. The Kalaam cosmological argument --; 9. Alternatives to theistic proofs --; I. Introduction --; II. Pascal's wager --; III. Criticisms of the wager --; IV. James' argument --; V. Objections to James' argument --; 10. Conclusion --; I. Introduction --; II. How important is the existence of God? --; III. Do theistic proofs prove the existence of God? --; IV. The value of theistic proofs; 2
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