Michael Rota

Taking Pascal's Wager

Faith, Evidence and the Abundant Life

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Produktbeschreibung

Blaise Pascal's wager argues that since there is much to gain and relatively little to lose, the wise decision is to seek a relationship with God and live a Christian life. Michael Rota explores the dynamics of doubt, evidence, and decision-making in order to consider what is necessary for people to embrace the Christian faith-and the difference it makes in people's lives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: InterVarsity Press
• Seitenzahl: 255
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780830851362
• ISBN-10: 0830851364
• Artikelnr.: 44254301

Autorenporträt

Michael Rota (PhD, Saint Louis University) is associate professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard from 2006-2007, and he is the author of several academic articles in philosophy and philosophical theology.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Uncertainty and Commitment
1. A Curious Offer
2. Pascal?s Wager: The Basic Argument
3. Objections to the Wager: Moral Reservations and the Cost of Commitment
4. Objections to the Wager: Other Religions and Christianity
Part II: Evidence
5. Where Did Physical Things Come From?
6. Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
7. A Primer on Probability
8. God and the Multiverse
9. The Beauty and Existential Resonance of Christianity
10. Counterevidence: Divine Hiddenness and Evil
11. Historical Evidence for Christianity: The Resurrection
12. Miracle or Myth?
Part III: Saying Yes to God
13. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
14. Jean Vanier
15. Immaculée Ilibagiza
Conclusion: Taking the Wager
Notes
Author Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index