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Format:
Paperback 192 pp.
138 mm x 216 mm

ISBN-10:
0199580448

ISBN-13:
9780199580446

Publication date:
February 2010

Imprint: OUP UK

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Was Jesus God?

Richard Swinburne

The orderliness of the universe and the existence of human beings already provides some reason for believing that there is a God - as argued in Richard Swinburne's earlier book Is There a God ? Swinburne now claims that it is probable that the main Christian doctrines about the nature of God and his actions in the world are true. In virtue of his omnipotence and perfect goodness, God must be a Trinity, live a human life in order to share our suffering, and found a church which would enable him to tell all humans about this. It is also quite probable that he would provide his human life as an atonement for our wrongdoing, teach us how we should live and tell us his plans for our future after death. Among founders of religions, Jesus satisfies uniquely well the requirement of living the sort of human life which God would need to have lived. But to give us adequate reason to believe that Jesus was God, God would need to put his 'signature' on the life of Jesus by an act which he alone could do, for example raise him from the dead. There is adequate historical evidence that Jesus rose from the dead. The church which he founded gave plausible interpretations of his basic message. Therefore Christian doctrines are probably true.

Readership : Suitable for anyone with an interest in the Christian religion, including general readers and students at all levels.

Reviews

  • Review from previous edition: "Richard Swinburne, the former Nolloth Professor at Oxford, adroitly marshals the evidences of natural theology to affirm the cogency of the Christian faith... Was Jesus God? is an entertaining, bracing, compelling book and welcome proof that not all of our academics have turned their backs on what Hopkins once called 'the fine delight that fathers thought."

    --Edward Short, Inside Catholic

Introduction
Part 1: God Loves Us
1. God
2. God is Love
3. God shared our human nature
4. God atoned for our wrongdoing
5. God taught us how to live
6. God offers us Heaven
Part 2: God shows us that He loves us
7. The Life and Teaching of Jesus
8. The Resurrection of Jesus
9. Provisional Conclusion
10. The Church
11. The Bible
12. Final Conclusion
Index

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Richard Swinburne was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Keele; Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion, University of Oxford, and Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of many books on the nature and justification of religious belief, and on other areas of philosophy including the philosophy of mind and epistemology.

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Special Features

  • One of the world's leading philosophers offers the strongest arguments yet for Christian doctrine.
  • Explains the central beliefs of Christianity, and argues that it is probable that they are true.
  • Clearly and powerfully written.
  • Accessible to readers with no previous training in philosophy or religious studies.
  • Companion volume to the highly successful Is There a God? (but works independently of that book).