{"product_id":"what-god-would-have-known-j-l-schellenberg-9780198912323","title":"What God Would Have Known: How Human Intellectual and Moral Development Undermines Christian Doctrine","description":"Classical Christian ideas loom large in philosophy of religion today. But arguments \u003cem\u003eagainst \u003c\/em\u003eChristian doctrine have been neglected. J. L. Schellenberg's new book remedies this neglect. And it does so in a novel way, by linking facts about human intellectual and moral development to what God would have known at the time of Jesus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tide of human development, which the early Christians might have expected to corroborate their teaching, has in fact brought many results that run contrary to that teaching. Or at least it will be seen to have done so, says Schellenberg, when we think about the consequences of any God existent \u003cem\u003ethen\u003c\/em\u003e being fully cognizant, when Christian doctrine was first formed, of all that we have laboriously learned \u003cem\u003esince\u003c\/em\u003e then. Newly discovered facts, not just about such things as evolution and the formation of the New Testament but also about mental illness, violent punishment, the relations between women and men, and the status of same-sex intimacy, suggest detailed new arguments against the content of the Christian revelation--Schellenberg designs and defends twenty--when the prior understanding of the purported revealer is taken into account. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with Schellenberg's characteristic combination of verve and careful precision, \u003cem\u003eWhat God Would Have Known\u003c\/em\u003e offers a thorough and incisive treatment of its subject that remains respectful and fair-minded throughout. It is not concerned with the overworked question of whether classical Christians believe irrationally, but with what overlooked arguments about human development show in relation to the truth or falsity of Christian claims about reality. Fully conversant with relevant developments in science, the book is particularly generous in its attention to recent developments in social and ethical spheres as it works toward its striking conclusion that the God of the Christians, all good and all wise, would not have believed Christian doctrine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. L. Schellenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198912323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198912323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2025","brand":"J. L. Schellenberg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47756853543167,"sku":"9780198912323","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c08c5348-2654-4e15-b757-dfc130bdb411.jpg?v=1765509675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-god-would-have-known-j-l-schellenberg-9780198912323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}