Theism and Explanation

Gregory W. Dawes is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Otago. He is the author of The Historical Jesus Question: The Challenge of History to Religious Authority.

• AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Against Religious Explanations Chapter 2: On Explanations in General Chapter 3: What are Theistic Explanations? Chapter 4: What Would They Explain? Chapter 5: Potential Theistic Explanations Chapter 6: Inference to the Best Explanation Chapter 7: Successful Theistic Explanations Chapter 8: Conclusion Appendix: Intentional Explanations Notes Bibliography Index

Gregory Dawes' Theism and Explanation is a competent, nuanced look at the nature and scope of theistic explanations. Dawes argues that theistic explanations can in principle be good explanations, but he also argues that they have to meet a high bar to count as good explanations. ... The result is an interesting and insightful look at what it takes to be a successful theistic explanation.-Bradley Monton, University of Colorado at Boulder, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews