God as Reason – Essays in Philosophical Theology Hösle Paperback 9780268030988

God As ReasonEssays in Philosophical Theology\nAuthor(s): Vittorio Hsle\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Notre Dame Press, United States\nImprint: University of Notre Dame Press\nISBN-13: 9780268030988, 978-0268030988\nSynopsis\nIn God as Reason: Essays in Philosophical Theology, Vittorio Hsle presents a systematic exploration of the relation between theology and philosophy. In examining the problems and historical precursors of rational theology, he calls on philosophy, theology, history of science, and the history of ideas to find an interpretation of Christianity that is compatible with a genuine commitment to reason. \n\n The essays in the first part of God as Reason deal with issues of philosophical theology. Hsle sketches the challenges that a rationalist theology must face and discusses some of the central ones, such as the possibility of a teleological interpretation of nature after Darwin, the theodicy issue, freedom versus determinism, the mindbody problem, and .