Essay on Divine Authority
In the first book wholly concerned with divine authority, Mark C. Murphy explores the extent of God''s rule over created rational beings. The author challenges the view—widely supported by theists and nontheists alike—that if God exists, then humans must be bound by an obligation of obedience to this being. He demonstrates that this view, the "authority thesis," cannot be sustained by any of the a...
In the first book wholly concerned with divine authority, Mark C. Murphy explores the extent of God''s rule over created rational beings. The author challenges the view—widely supported by theists and nontheists alike—that if God exists, then humans must be bound by an obligation of obedience to this being. He demonstrates that this view, the "authority thesis," cannot be sustained by any of the a...
