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  title info:
    title: Systematic philosophical theology
    part number: Volume IIb
    part name: On God : excursus on natural theology, on the Trinity
  title info:
    title: On God : Excursus on natural theology
  title info:
    title: On the Trinity
  name:
    name part: Craig, William Lane
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nju
    date issued: 2026
    copyright date: 2026
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xv, 469 pages) : illustrations (some color)
  abstract: Presents a transformative journey through Christian doctrine William Lane Craig's Systematic Philosophical Theology is a multi-volume explication of Christian doctrine in the classic Protestant tradition of the loci communes as seen through the lens of contemporary analytic philosophy. Uniquely blending the disciplines of biblical theology, historical theology, and analytic theology, these volumes aim to provide readers with a biblical and philosophically coherent articulation of a wide range of Christian doctrines. Volume II treats the locus On God in two parts. The first part, Volume IIa: Attributes of God, explores the coherence of theism. Conceiving of God as an infinite and personal being of maximal greatness, Craig carefully defines and explicates the divine attributes of incorporeality, necessity, aseity, simplicity, eternality, omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, and goodness. In the second part, Volume IIb: Excursus on Natural Theology, On the Trinity, Craig examines six arguments for God's existence, including the argument from contingency, the kalαm cosmological argument, the argument from the applicability of mathematics, the argument from cosmic fine-tuning, the moral argument, and the ontological argument, along with the problem of evil. Following the excursus, he transitions to an articulation and defense of Christian theism, formulating a biblical doctrine of the Trinity and offering a model of God as a tripersonal soul. Contributes to a diverse theological landscape with fresh perspectives on traditional concepts Integrates insights from authoritative Scriptures and diverse secular disciplines Provides a synoptic worldview that bridges the gap between religious and scientific knowledge Engages with deep philosophical questions surrounding Christian doctrine Presents unique formulations of Christian doctrines, such as God's temporality, Molinism, and a social model of the Trinity Offering a clear and structured exposition of complex theological a…
  table of contents: Preface xiv Locus III De Deo 1 Excursus on Natural Theology 1 1 Introduction 3 2 The Argument from Contingency 11 3 The Kalαm Cosmological Argument 29 4 The Argument from the Applicability of Mathematics 116 5 The Argument from the Fine- Tuning of the Universe 150 6 The Moral Argument 202 7 The Ontological Argument 253 8 The Problem of Evil and Suffering 272 Locus III De Deo 317 Part II: De Trinitate 317 Introduction 319 1 Biblical Data Concerning the Trinity 321 2 The Philosophical Problem of the Trinity 370 3 Concluding Remarks 427 Bibliography 429 Subject and Name Index 449 Scripture Index 467
  target audience: specialized
  note: William Lane Craig.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
  subject:
    topic: Philosophical theology
  subject:
    topic: Christian philosophy
  classification: BT40 .C73 2026
  classification: 230
  identifier: 9781394309085
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  identifier: 9781394309047
  identifier: 9781394309054
  identifier: 9781394309047 Work ID from provider's ONIX
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    record content source: NhCcYBP
    record creation date: 260429
    record change date: 20260709181207.9
    record identifier: in00005787277
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng