The Divine Nature
The Divine Nature

Author: Simon Kittle

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-12-30

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1000527654

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This book is the first systematic treatment of the strengths and limitations of personal and a-personal conceptions of the divine. It features contributions from Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, Indian and naturalistic backgrounds in addition to those working within a decidedly Christian framework. This book discusses whether the concept of God in classical theism is coherent at all and whether the traditional understanding of some of the divine attributes need to be modified. The contributors explore what the proposed spiritual and practical merits and demerits of personal and a-personal conceptions of God might be. Additionally, their diverse perspectives reflect a broader trend within the analytic philosophy of religion to incorporate various non-Western religious traditions. Tackling these issues carefully is needed to do justice to the strengths and limitations of personal and a-personal accounts to the divine. The Divine Nature: Personal and A-Personal Perspectives will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of religion and philosophical theology.

Sharing in the Divine Nature
Sharing in the Divine Nature

Author: Keith Ward

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2020-05-22

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1725266385

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A defense of the New Testament view that all things are to be united in Christ, which entails that the ultimate destiny of the universe, and of all that is in it, is to be united in God. Keith Ward argues that this conflicts with classical ideas of God as simple, impassible, and changeless—ideas that many modern theologians espouse, and which Ward subjects to careful and critical scrutiny. He defends the claim that the cosmos contributes something substantial to—and in that way changes—the divine nature, and the cosmos is destined to manifest and express the essential creativity and relationality of a God of beatific, agapic, redemptive, and unitive love.

Partakers of the Divine Nature
Partakers of the Divine Nature

Author: Michael J. Christensen

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2008-02

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 080103440X

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Scholars from around the world offer a comprehensive, ecumenical survey of the history and development of deification.

The Divine Order, the Human Order, and the Order of Nature
The Divine Order, the Human Order, and the Order of Nature

Author: Eric Watkins

Publisher:

Published: 2013-11

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 0199934401

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This volume contains ten new essays focused on the exploration and articulation of a narrative that considers the notion of order within medieval and modern philosophy—its various kinds (natural, moral, divine, and human), the different ways in which each is conceived, and the diverse dependency relations that are thought to obtain among them. Descartes, with the help of others, brought about an important shift in what was understood by the order of nature by placing laws of nature at the foundation of his natural philosophy. Vigorous debate then ensued about the proper formulation of the laws of nature and the moral law, about whether such laws can be justified, and if so, how-through some aspect of the divine order or through human beings-and about what consequences these laws have for human beings and the moral and divine orders. That is, philosophers of the period were thinking through what the order of nature consists in and how to understand its relations to the divine, human, and moral orders. No two major philosophers in the modern period took exactly the same stance on these issues, but these issues are clearly central to their thought. The Divine Order, the Human Order, and the Order of Nature is devoted to investigating their positions from a vantage point that has the potential to combine metaphysical, epistemological, scientific, and moral considerations into a single narrative.

Nature and Divinity in Plato's Timaeus
Nature and Divinity in Plato's Timaeus

Author: Sarah Broadie

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-11-10

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1139503448

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Plato's Timaeus is one of the most influential and challenging works of ancient philosophy to have come down to us. Sarah Broadie's rich and compelling study proposes new interpretations of major elements of the Timaeus, including the separate Demiurge, the cosmic 'beginning', the 'second mixing', the Receptacle and the Atlantis story. Broadie shows how Plato deploys the mythic themes of the Timaeus to convey fundamental philosophical insights and examines the profoundly differing methods of interpretation which have been brought to bear on the work. Her book is for everyone interested in Ancient Greek philosophy, cosmology and mythology, whether classicists, philosophers, historians of ideas or historians of science. It offers new findings to scholars familiar with the material, but it is also a clear and reliable resource for anyone coming to it for the first time.

Divine Nature
Divine Nature

Author: Bryce Kerby

Publisher:

Published: 2020-06-26

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13:

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As the Duke of Beridon's youngest son, Galen grew up in his brothers' shadow. Bullied and harassed, he was never able to stand up for himself. When Galen finds something he is willing to fight for, he finally does; with disastrous results.Fleeing a broken heart and a brother's corpse, Galen leaves his home and heritage behind. He travels to the distant city of Davram hoping to learn magic. Real, control the forces of the universe magic, not the street corner charlatan variety. What he learns is even more amazing.What men call magic is actually the power used by the Maker to create the world. Yes, the Maker is real, but unfortunately so is the Destroyer.In order to save his home and family, Galen must learn to control forces that he barely understands, stop an invading army, and defeat the embodiment of evil. And save the world.

The Nature of God
The Nature of God

Author: Edward R. Wierenga

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1501711652

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The Nature of God explores a perennial problem in the philosophy of religion. Drawing upon developments in philosophy, most notably those in philosophical logic, Edward R. Wierenga examines the traditional divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, eternity, timelessness, immutability, and goodness. His philosophically defensible formulations of the nature of God are in accord with the views of classical theists. The author provides an account of each of the divine attributes by stating in contemporary terms what such classical theists as Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas wrote about the nature of God; he then seeks to determine whether one can defend the ascription of traditional divine attributes to God against philosophical objections.Clearly written and comprehensive, The Nature of God contains a wealth of illuminating and original material on a central topic in the philosophy of religion

Divine Action, Determinism, and the Laws of Nature
Divine Action, Determinism, and the Laws of Nature

Author: Jeffrey Koperski

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-11-28

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0429639589

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A longstanding question at the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology is how God might act, or not, when governing the universe. Many believe that determinism would prevent God from acting at all, since to do so would require violating the laws of nature. However, when a robust view of these laws is coupled with the kind of determinism now used in dynamics, a new model of divine action emerges. This book presents a new approach to divine action beyond the current focus on quantum mechanics and esoteric gaps in the causal order. It bases this approach on two general points. First, that there are laws of nature is not merely a metaphor. Second, laws and physical determinism are now understood in mathematically precise ways that have important implications for metaphysics. The explication of these two claims shows not only that nonviolationist divine action is possible, but there is considerably more freedom available for God to act than current models allow. By bringing a philosophical perspective to an issue often dominated by theologians and scientists, this text redresses an imbalance in the discussion around divine action. It will, therefore, be of keen interest to scholars of Philosophy and Religion, the Philosophy of Science, and Theology.

Divine by Nature
Divine by Nature

Author: Michelle L. Hankes

Publisher:

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780615591995

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"Filled with inspiring stories of true interactions and spiritual adventures, Divine by Nature brings forth Nature's most sacred aspects - the non-physical entities who create the physical beauty we see all around us"--Cover, p. [4].