Keith Ward Quotes

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Immortality, for animals as well as humans, is a necessary condition of any acceptable theodicy; that necessity, together with all the other arguments for God, is one of the main reasons for believing in immortality.

Keith Ward

Philosophy only seems to offer endless dispute, with no cakes and ale.

Keith Ward

Despite the many pointers to the existence of God, theism would be falsified if physical death was the end, for then there could be no justification for the existence of this world. However, if one supposes that every sentient being has an endless existence, which offers the prospect of supreme happiness, it is surely true that the sorrows and troubles of this life will seem very small by comparison.

Keith Ward

If it is necessary that each sentient being must have the possibility of achieving an overwhelming good, then it is clear that there must be some form of life after earthly death.

Keith Ward

I can give a precise day when Christ came to me and began to transform my life with his power and love.

Keith Ward

Keith Ward

Keith Ward

Born: August 22, 1938 (age 87)

Bio: Keith Ward, FBA is a British philosopher, theologian, priest and scholar. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a priest of the Church of England. He was a canon of Christ Church, Oxford until 2003.

Known for:

The big questions in science and religion (2008)
God, A Guide for the Perplexed (2002)
God, Chance and Necessity (1996)
More Than Matter?: What Humans Really Are (2010)

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