God and the reach of reason : C.S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell / [manuscript] :
Erik J. Wielenberg.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2008.
- x, 243 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-239) and index.
The love of God and the suffering of humanity -- The problem -- Hume's presentation of the problem -- Lewis's attempt to solve the problem -- The case of Ivan Ilyich -- The incompleteness of Lewis's solution -- Beyond nature -- The moral argument -- The argument from reason -- The argument from desire -- conclusion -- Miracles -- Debating miracles in the 18th century -- Preliminary skirmish -- Hume's main assault -- Lewis's counter-attack -- The fitness of the incarnation -- Lewis's mitigated victory and the trilemma -- Faith, design, and true religion -- Faith -- Design -- True religion.