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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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Neoclassical Theism as Inherently Dialogical

Religions, 2022
The position usually called “process theism” is seldom called this by one of its most important defenders, Charles Hartshorne. The label he typically uses is “neoclassical theism”. It is important to notice that these two designations are not equivalent.
Daniel A. Dombrowski
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Classical Theism and Theological Method: A Critical Inquiry

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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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, Hill Scott
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Classical Theism, Interpersonal Relations, and the Receptivity of God

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 the Problem of Animal Suffering

Theological Studies, 2017
In the Western theological tradition, nonhuman suffering was not perceived as a “live” problem until the early modern period. Constrained by classical theism, the early modern figures of René Descartes, Anne Conway, and G.W. Leibniz developed three distinct approaches to animal theodicy based upon their unique reconceptualization(s) of the world. These
Derek Joseph Wiertel
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Cognitive Science of Religion and Classical Theism: A Synthesis

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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Panenteizm a teizm klasyczny. Uwagi na kanwie Jacka Wojtysiaka krytyki stanowiska Józefa Życińskiego

Analiza i Egzystencja, 2022
Panentheism and classical theism. Comments on the basis of Jacek Wojtysiak’s criticism of Józef Życiński’s position The article was inspired by the tenth anniversary of the death of Archbishop Życiński and the article containing polemic with his ...
Piotr Gutowski
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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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