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I display the historical roots of perfect being theology in Greco-Roman philosophy, and the distinctive reasons for Christians to take up a version of this project. I also rebut a recent argument that perfect-being reasoning should lead one to atheism.

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Leftow, B. Why perfect being theology?.Int J Philos Relig 69, 103–118 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-010-9267-0

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• Received: 21 June 2010
• Accepted: 21 June 2010
• Published: 09 October 2010
• Issue Date: April 2011
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-010-9267-0

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