In the last century some important theologians (such as Karl Barth) and some Christian philosophers (such as Paul Moser) have been unenthusiastic about traditional natural theology. \; Although I take their worries seriously\, I shall defend the claim that there is a natural knowledge of God that is rooted in &ldquo\;natural signs&rdquo\; for God\, such as a global sense of wonder about the world and a global sense of gratitude for one&rsquo\;s own existence. \; These signs satisfy two &ldquo\;Pascalian constraints&rdquo\; on evidence for God: \; they are both widely available and easily resistible. \; Such signs may not give us clear knowledge of the God of Christianity\, with all the traditional theistic attributes\, \; but they do make reasonable what I call &ldquo\;anti-naturalism\,&rdquo\; which is the view that the natural world points beyond itself to a mystery that that is its transcendent ground. \; Contemporary cognitive psychology provides support for the claim that there is a natural tendency to form a belief in God on the basis of distinctive experiences.
\n\nProf Evans is a leading philosopher of religion and an expert on the thought of Sø\;ren Kierkegaard\, on whom he has published six books and a plentitude of articles over many years. He is a past curator of the renouned Howard V. and Edna H. Hong Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf College\, Minnesota\, and a past president of both the Society of Christian Philosophers and the Sø\;ren Kierkegaard Society. His recent books include: God and Moral Obligations (Oxford University Press\, 2013)\; Natural Signs and Knowledge of God: A New Look at Theistic Arguments (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\; and Kierkegaard: An Introduction (Cambridge University Press\, 2009).
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