Two Dozen (or so) Arguments for God expands Alvin Plantinga's seminal article "Two Dozen (or so) Theistic Arguments." Each of Plantinga's original suggestions is developed here by a wide variety of accomplished scholars. This collection both presents ground-breaking research and lays the foundations for research projects for years to come.

List of Contributors Introduction · Jerry L. Walls and Trent Dougherty I. Half a Dozen (or so) Ontological (or Metaphysical) Arguments (A) The Argument from Intentionality (or Aboutness) · Lorraine Keller (B) The Argument from Collections · Christopher Menzel (C) The Argument from (Natural) Numbers · Tyron Goldshmidt (D) The Argument from Counterfactuals · Alex Pruss (E) The Argument from Physical Constants · Robin Collins (F) The Naive Teleological Argument · C. Stephen Evans (H) The Ontological Argument · Elizabeth Burns (I) Why is there Anything at All? · Josh Rasmussen and Christopher Gregory Weaver II. Half a Dozen Epistemological Arguments (J) The Argument from Positive Epistemic Status · Justin Barrett (K) The Argument from the Confluence of Proper Function and Reliability · Alex Arnold (L) The Argument from Simplicity and (M) The Argument from Induction · Bradley Monton (N) The Putnamian Argument (the Argument from the Rejection of Global Skepticism) [also, (O) The Argument from Reference and (K) The Argument from the Confluence of Proper Function and Reliability] · Evan Fales (N) The Putnamian Argument, (O) The Argument from Reference, and (P) The Kripke-Wittgenstein Argument from Plus and Quus · Dan Bonevac (Q) The General Argument from Intuition. · Rob Koons III. Moral Arguments (R) Moral Arguments (actually R1 to Rn) · David Baggett (R*) The Argument from Evil · Hud Hudson IV. Other Arguments (S) The Argument from Colors and Flavors · Richard Swinburne (T) The Argument from Love and (Y) The Argument from the Meaning of Life · Jerry Walls (U) The Mozart Argument and (V) The Argument from Play and Enjoyment · Philip Tallon (W) Arguments from Providence and from Miracles · Tim McGrew (X) C.S. Lewis's Argument from Nostalgia · Todd Buras and Mike Cantrell (Z) The Argument from (A) to (Y) · Ted Poston V. "Or so": Three More Arguments The Kalam Cosmological Argument · William Lane Craig The Argument from Possibility · Brian Leftow The Argument from the Incompleteness of Nature · Bruce Gordon Afterword - Trent Dougherty and Alvin Plantinga: An Interview on Faith and Reason Appendix 1: Plantinga's Original "Two Dozen or (So) Theistic Arguments"

"Recommended." -- CHOICE "The volume's comprehensive scope, detailed treatment, and innovative character make it an essential text for those interested in the current state-of-play of natural theology within the analytic tradition" -- Robert MacSwain, Reading Religion "this is an essential volume for those interested in current trends in natural theology ... it is hard to imagine subsequent treatments of theistic arguments not using this volume as a regular point of reference, just as with the original lecture that inspired it." -- Robert MacSwain, Reading Religion "Proofs for the existence of God are always of interest to theologians and philosophers of religion, and the prospect of seriously considering 'two dozen or so' of them from Plantinga is mouth-watering. The arguments themselves are novel and fascinating, and treated by authors of extraordinarily high quality."--Stephen Davis, Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College

Selling point: Presents new, ground-breaking research building upon Alvin Plantinga's seminal lecture "Two Dozen (or so) Theistic Arguments" Selling point: Introduces up-and-coming scholars alongside established veterans of the field Selling point: Features a recent interview with Alvin Plantinga and Trent Dougherty

Jerry L. Walls is Scholar in Residence and Professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University. He is the author or co-author of over fifteen books, including, most recently, God and Cosmos, with David Baggett (OUP, 2016). Trent Dougherty is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University. He is the editor or co-editor of several books, including Evidentialism and Its Discontents and Skeptical Theism. He is the author of The Problem of Animal Pain.

Selling point: Presents new, ground-breaking research building upon Alvin Plantinga's seminal lecture "Two Dozen (or so) Theistic Arguments" Selling point: Introduces up-and-coming scholars alongside established veterans of the field Selling point: Features a recent interview with Alvin Plantinga and Trent Dougherty