Charity Anderson's work on the hiddenness of God is some of the best I've ever read. Reframing the problem of divine hiddenness as an evidential problem and then exploring the consequences of doing so, this book breaks new ground and brings sophisticated epistemological reasoning to bear on one of the most important problems in the philosophy of religion. It is a must-read for anyone working on the problem of divine hiddenness. * Michael Rea, Rev. John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame * Charity Anderson's work on the hiddenness of God is some of the best I've ever read. Reframing the problem of divine hiddenness as an evidential problem and then exploring the consequences of doing so, this book breaks new ground and brings sophisticated epistemological reasoning to bear on one of the most important problems in the philosophy of religion. It is a must-read for anyone working on the problem of divine hiddenness. * Michael Rea, Rev. John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy, Notre Dame * Charity Anderson's new book argues that discussion of divine hiddenness should turn in new directions- to probabilistic or Bayesian hiddenness arguments against God's existence, and to different "hiddenness facts" than have dominated the debate so far. She has persuaded me of these things, and I think she'll persuade you too. The book also provides useful tools for beginning the new discussions and a wealth of good thoughts on how they should go. It's a must-read for people interested in divine hiddenness. * Brian Leftow, Rutgers * Among recent developments in the philosophy of religion, none is more striking than the emergence of a large and sophisticated literature on the plausibility of the claim that if God were to exist, then God's existence would be more evident. This is in short the argument for atheism from divine 'hiddenness'. Charity Anderson's text revolutionizes our understanding of this argument, by introducing a new account of the hiddenness facts, and a new, probabilistic reading of the significance of those facts. Her book marks a major advance in this important debate, and will give new momentum and new direction to further discussion of the bearing of hiddenness on the rationality of theistic belief. * Mark Wynn, Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion, Oxford University * Divine hiddenness is a fundamental theological and philosophical conundrum. Why is God's hand not more evident in the world if it is indeed the product of a Creator? Professor Anderson offers a new perspective that reframes this longstanding problem. There are, she says, a family of hiddenness arguments that we should treat as evidential rather than deductive in nature. The vital question is how we evaluate this evidence. She concludes that although it is strange that the Deity is not more obviously present, this is not necessarily a reason to reject theism. Written in clear and accessible prose that will commend itself to a wide readership, Divine Hiddenness and Evidence for God is an incisive intervention on a nodal issue in philosophical theology. * Oliver Crisp, Professor of Analytic Theology, University of St Andrews *
