Atheism or Theism?: The Perspective of Saïd Nursi

By Hakan Gok

Book Overview

"Is there a God?" is one of those irrepressible questions that has been debated throughout human history, with scholars from opposites camps making the case for or against the existence of God. It is a never-ending debate. This book first examines the theistic arguments developed by Islamic scholar Said Nursi in the twentieth century. Although his arguments initially seem to be mere presentations of well-established theistic arguments for God--such as teleological and cosmological, and arguments from miracles and morals--it is clear that Nursi takes a fresh approach to these existing philosophical defences. The book then analyses how Nursi tackles certain atheistic arguments--such as the problem of evil and the possibility of existence without a creator--and criticism leveled against the prophets and the Qur'an.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532646798
• ISBN13: 9781532646799
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"