---
title: 'The Ontological Argument for the Divine Existence'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Greenough Thayer Shedd'
date: 1884-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Apologetical Method'
- 'Natural Theology'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 40'
- 'Exodus 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/shedd-1884-the-ontological-argument-for-the-divine-existence
---

# The Ontological Argument for the Divine Existence

Sketches Rev. Dr. James Richards' life and defends the ontological argument for God's existence, answering objections from Gaunilo and Kant.

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