God / Deities as Ultimate (Part III)
Does God exist? Or something like God? Or some kind of deity or demiurge? If so, what is its essence and nature? We explore Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Chinese traditions as well as Christianity.
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Evil & Suffering, Morality & Ethics (Part I)
How do the major religions address evil, suffering and morality? What is the problem of evil in Christianity, Islam and Judaism? Why is suffering so important in Buddhism? Why karma in Hinduism? Why systems of nature in Chinese traditions?
World, Value, Reality (Part I)
What is the deep nature of the world? What is the role of value? What goes beyond the physical world? What is fundamental reality? We explore Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Chinese, and African traditions as well as Christianity.
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What is Perfect Being Theology? (Part II)
A perfect being, as defined by philosophical-motivated theologians (particularly during the Middle Ages), is “that which no greater can be conceived”. What does this mean? Is this coherent? Is conceivability different from possibility? What would a ‘perfect being’ be like? What capabilities? What traits? Is there only one way to be ‘perfect’?
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Does Evil Disprove God? (Part II)
The Problem of Evil troubles believers, and well it should. The moral evil of human acts. The natural evil of nature. How could God be both all powerful and all good? Philosophers of religion offer ‘defenses’ (no logical contradiction between evil and God’s existence) and ‘theodicies’ (complete systems explaining why God allows evil). But do…