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The Coherence of Theism investigates what it means, and whether it is coherent, to say that there is a God. Richard Swinburne concludes that despite philosophical objections, most traditional claims about God are coherent (that is, do not involve contradictions); and although some of the mostCited by: 4. The Coherence of Theism Richard Swinburne Abstract. Investigates whether the claim that there is a God can be spelt out in a coherent way. Part 1 analyses how we can show some claim to be coherent or incoherent. God is supposed to be a personal being, omnipresent, perfectly free and creator of the universe, omnipotent, omniscient, perfectly. The Coherence of Theism. By RICHAR D SWINBURNE Oxfor. d Univer-sity Press, Pp. £ IN the history of philosophy and theology one of the central ques-tions concerning the concept of God has been whether or not all of the attributes with which God has traditionally been credited, can rest happily and coherently in one subject.

The Coherence of Theism by Richard Swinburne, Clarendon Press, Oxford, , ff. A Christian philosophy of God. By Howard Jones. Swinburne is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford specializing in the philosophy of religion. He was the Nolloth Professor of the Christian Religion at the University from Description. The Coherence of Theism investigates what it means, and whether it is coherent, to say that there is a God. Richard Swinburne concludes that despite philosophical objections, most traditional claims about God are coherent (that is, do not involve contradictions); and although some of the most important claims are coherent only if. The Coherence Of Theism (Clarendon Library Of Logic And Philosophy)|Richard Swinburne, Nordic Security (Occasional Paper Series)|John H.M. Hagard, Studies In Natural History, Volume 8|University Of Iowa, On The Road To Pa'a: On The Road To A Strong And Solid Foundation|Joanna Goldman.

The Coherence of Theism. Richard Swinburne. Clarendon Press, - Law - pages. 0 Reviews. Investigates whether the claim that there is a God can be spelt out in a coherent way. Part 1. The Coherence of Theism. by. Richard Swinburne. · Rating details · 76 ratings · 9 reviews. This book investigates what it means, and whether it is coherent, to say that there is a God. The author concludes that, despite philosophical objections, the claims which religious believers make about God are generally coherent; and that although some important claims are coherent only if. In The Coherence of Theism (henceforth CoT), Richard Swinburne is concerned with examining whether the central doctrines of classical theism [1] are coherent (that is, free from contradiction). It is important to understand what this limited goal means for the theist/atheist debate.