The Veritas Series brings to market original volumes all engaging
in critical questions of pressing concern to both philosophers,
theologians, biologists, economists and more. The series aims to
illustrate that without theology, something essential is lost in
our account of such categories - not only in an abstract way but in
the way in which we inhabit the world. The Veritas Series refuses
to accept disciplinary isolation: both for theology and for other
disciplines. The Recalcitrant Imago Dei offers a critical
discussion of naturalism, the idea that all phenomena can be
explained by the physical sciences. 'Moreland;s book is a
masterpiece of clear, compelling, accessible arguments against
naturalism, and a powerful defense of a Christian understanding of
persons. This should be required reading for anyone interested in
the philosophy of human nature and the debate between theism and
naturalism today.' Charles Taliaferro, St Olaf Collage The
Recalcitrant Imago Dei is a wonderful read. Chapter by chapter,
Moreland systematically sets forth how naturalism denies what is so
obvious about ourselves, which is that we are conscious, rational
souls that have the power to make undetermined choices for
purposes. The power of the book lies in the way that it makes clear
how human beings becomeunrecognizable once naturalism has worked
them over. Through page after page of careful argument, Moreland
shows all of us how deeply unnatural the naturalist account of
ourselves is.' Stewart Goetz, St Ursinus College 'Materialistic
naturalism has, for some years, been the received wisdom in
philosophy, as well as amongst much of the educated public. Many
serious philosophical arguments have been brought against this
ideology, but usually in a series of separate controversies.
Professor Moreland's great service is to bring all these objections
together, whilst adding his own original contributions, in a very
effective anti-naturalist polemic. He shows us that the materialist
world picture cannot accommodate the most basic phenomena of human
life: It has no place for consciousness, free will, rationality,
the human subject or any kind of intrinsic value. Materialism does
not disprove these human realities, it is simply incapable of
accounting for them in any remotely plausible way. I would add to
the list of its failures that naturalism lacks even a coherent
account of the physical world itself. Professor Moreland makes a
very good case for saying that, as a serious world view, naturalism
is a non-starter: more traditional, theistic philosophies fare much
better in the face both of the phenomena and of argument.' Howard
Robinson, University Professor in Philosophy, Central European
University, Budapest J.P. Moreland's new book is a tour de force.
In six clear, concise and tightly argued chapters, he raises
profound objections to the attempts of modern naturalistic
philosophers to accommodate human consciousness, free will,
rationality, selfhood and morality within a purely physical
world-view. He thereby significantly enhances the intellectual
appeal of a theistic alternative. All open-minded-metaphysicians,
philosophers of mind and philosophical theologians should read this
book E. J. Lowe, Professor of Philosophy, Durham University
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