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Why Open Theism Is Natural and Classical Theism Is Not [PDF]

Religions, 2021
The cognitive science of religion (CSR) indicates that belief in supernatural agents, or “gods”, is underpinned by maturationally natural cognitive biases and systems (Natural Religion). It is unclear, however, whether theism is natural.
Lari Launonen, R. T. Mullins
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The Metaphysics of Theism: A Classical and Neo-Classical Synthesis [PDF]

Religions, 2021
This article aims to provide a metaphysical elucidation of the notion of Theism and a coherent theological synthesis of two extensions of this notion: Classical Theism and Neo-Classical Theism.
Joshua Reginald Sijuwade
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Naturalism, classical theism, and first causes [PDF]

Religious Studies, 2022
AbstractEnric F. Gel has recently argued that classical theism enjoys a significant advantage over Graham Oppy's naturalism. According to Gel, classical theism – unlike Oppy's naturalism – satisfactorily answers two questions: first,how manyfirst causes are there, and second,whyis itthatnumber rather than another?
Joseph C. Schmid
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Classical theism and God’s relation to sin [PDF]

Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2020
The article deals with the problem of God's relation to sin in classical theism. It is shown that from the perspective of classical theism the problem of God's relation to sin lies in the diffi culty of reconciling the divine attribute of simplicity with
Igor Gasparov
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Evil and Meaningful Existence:A Humanistic Response through the Lens of Classical Theism [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2021
This study modestly proposes a humanistic response as supplementary to classical theism in addressing concrete cases of gratuitous human suffering. Classical theism places evil in God’s divine plan of salvation for humanity.
Bonaventure B. Gubazire
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Cognitive Science of Religion and Classical Theism: A Synthesis [PDF]

Religions, 2021
Launonen and Mullins argue that if Classical Theism is true, human cognition is likely not theism-tracking, at least, given what we know from cognitive science of religion. In this essay, we develop a model for how classical theists can make sense of the
Tyler Dalton McNabb, Michael DeVito
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CLASSICAL THEISM, PANENTHEISM, AND PANTHEISM: ON THE RELATION BETWEEN GOD CONSTRUCTION AND GENDER CONSTRUCTION

Zygon, 1993
. The argument of this article is that, philosophically, there are but three broad conceptual models that Western thought employs in thinking about the meaning of God.
Nancy Frankenberry
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THEOLOGICAL METHODOLOGY, CLASSICAL THEISM, AND “LIVED TIME” IN ANTJE JACKELÉN'S TIME AND ETERNITY

Zygon, 2009
Antje Jackelén's Time and Eternity successfully employs the method of correlation and a close study of the question of time to enter the dialogue between science and theology.
James M. Byrne
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Classical Theism, Interpersonal Relations, and the Receptivity of God [PDF]

Religions
A central tenet of classical theism is that God is Pure Act. Among other things, this indicates that while God can act on creatures, he cannot be acted on by those creatures, for there is no receptivity in God.
James Kintz
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An epigrammatic analysis on open theism and its impact on classical Christianity

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2013
Open theism is a theological position taken by a number of scholars and deals with human free will and its relationship to God, including the nature of the future. This brief article explores this relationship and challenges the tenets of open theism by
Mark Pretorius
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