The Coherence of Theism
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The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Coherence of Theism Context triple: [Richard Swinburne, notableWork, The Coherence of Theism]
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A.
The Analytic Theist
The Analytic Theist is a collection of essays and interviews by philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores and defends the rationality of theistic belief using tools of contemporary analytic philosophy.
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Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism
"Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism" is a philosophical work that develops Charles Hartshorne’s process-oriented, neoclassical conception of God and offers a rigorous logical defense of theism.
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On Faith and Reason
"On Faith and Reason" is a section of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Dei Filius* that articulates the Catholic Church’s teaching on the harmonious relationship between human reason and divine revelation.
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A Natural Theology for Our Time
A Natural Theology for Our Time is a philosophical and theological work by Charles Hartshorne that presents his modern process-oriented approach to arguments for the existence and nature of God.
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E.
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Coherence of Theism Target entity description: The Coherence of Theism is a major work of analytic philosophy of religion in which Richard Swinburne rigorously examines whether the central claims of traditional theism are logically consistent and intelligible.
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A.
The Analytic Theist
The Analytic Theist is a collection of essays and interviews by philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores and defends the rationality of theistic belief using tools of contemporary analytic philosophy.
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B.
Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism
"Man’s Vision of God and the Logic of Theism" is a philosophical work that develops Charles Hartshorne’s process-oriented, neoclassical conception of God and offers a rigorous logical defense of theism.
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C.
On Faith and Reason
"On Faith and Reason" is a section of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution *Dei Filius* that articulates the Catholic Church’s teaching on the harmonious relationship between human reason and divine revelation.
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D.
A Natural Theology for Our Time
A Natural Theology for Our Time is a philosophical and theological work by Charles Hartshorne that presents his modern process-oriented approach to arguments for the existence and nature of God.
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E.
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophy book ⓘ work of analytic philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
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theology ⓘ |
| addresses |
compatibility of divine foreknowledge and human freedom
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meaningfulness of religious language about God ⓘ possibility of a timeless or eternal God ⓘ problem of whether God can be both omnipotent and perfectly good ⓘ |
| aim |
to analyze the intelligibility of the concept of God
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to examine whether central claims of traditional theism are logically coherent ⓘ |
| author | Richard Swinburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Existence of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary analytic philosophy of religion
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debates on the coherence of divine attributes ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced students of philosophy
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scholars of philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
divine attributes
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logical coherence of theism ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theism ⓘ |
| method |
conceptual analysis
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logical analysis of religious language ⓘ modal reasoning ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of the logical coherence of classical theism
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systematic analysis of divine attributes ⓘ |
| partOf | trilogy on the philosophy of theism by Richard Swinburne ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | analytic ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Concept of Miracle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher |
Clarendon Press
NERFINISHED
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Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian theism ⓘ |
| subject |
concept of God
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divine freedom ⓘ divine necessity ⓘ divine omnipresence ⓘ eternity of God ⓘ incorporeality of God ⓘ omnipotence ⓘ omniscience ⓘ perfect goodness of God ⓘ simplicity of God ⓘ traditional theism ⓘ |
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