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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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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, 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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Classical Theism and Theological Method: A Critical Inquiry [PDF]

Religions
Some classical theists contend that the Christian tradition demands affirmation of the following four tenets—divine simplicity, timelessness, immutability, and impassibility—in their absolute or strict senses, a position I refer to as strict classical ...
John C. Peckham
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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 and universalism [PDF]

International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
Abstract In Not a Hope in Hell, James Dominic Rooney argues that universalism, the view that necessarily God will save everyone, is inconsistent with classical theism. I show that Rooney’s argument is unsound. In particular, some of the premises are false, some of the premises are themselves inconsistent with classical theism, and some of the
Scott Hill
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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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Omnisubjectivity and Classical Theism Are Not Compatible

Roczniki Filozoficzne
Linda Zagzebski argues that omnisubjectivity is compatible with a classical theistic model of God. In this paper I argue that omnisubjectivity is not possibly compatible with classical theism. In particular, omnisubjectivity is in conflict with timelessness, immutability, simplicity, and impassibility. 
R. T. Mullins
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The aloneness argument against classical theism [PDF]

Religious Studies, 2021
AbstractWe argue that there is a conflict among classical theism's commitments to divine simplicity, divine creative freedom, and omniscience. We start by defining key terms for the debate related to classical theism. Then we articulate a new argument, the Aloneness Argument, aiming to establish a conflict among these attributes.
JOSEPH C. SCHMID, R. T. MULLINS
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