Preface Part 1: An Armchair Proof of the Existence of God 1. Gödel's Secret Project 2. Anselm's Discovery 3. Descartes's Ontological Argument 4. Objections to the Ontological Argument 5. Hartshorne's Discovery 6. Objections to the Modal Ontological Argument 7. Gödel's Ontological Argument Part 2: 'Follow the Evidence Wherever it Leads': Evolution vs. Intelligent Design 8. Professor Flew's Conversion 9. Battles Over Evolution 10. Intelligent Design 11. History of the Design Argument 12. Objections to the Design Argument 13. The Theory of Evolution 14. Judge Jones's Verdict on Intelligent Design Part 3: The Big Bang, Infinity, and the Meaning of Life 15. The Big Bang 16. Infinity 17. History of the Cosmological Argument 18. The Kal¿m Cosmological Argument 19. Objections to the Kal¿m Cosmological Argument 20. Infinity and the Meaning of Life Conclusion: Additional Arguments for and against the Existence of God. Further Reading. Bibliography. Index

Yujin Nagasawa is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is author of God and Phenomenal Consciousness (2008), and editor/co-editor of There's Something About Mary: Essays on Phenomenal Consciousness and Frank Jackson's Knowledge Argument (2004), New Waves in Philosophy of Religion (2008) and Scientific Approaches to the Philosophy of Religion (2012).

The Existence of God: A Philosophical Introduction assesses classical and contemporary arguments concerning the existence of God. It is an ideal introduction to philosophy of religion and an excellent starting point for anyone interested in arguments about the existence of God.