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Criticism of positive theistic arguments in the polemic of theism and atheism [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2022 In the article the author analyzes the arguments of the theist W.L. Craig for the existence of the omnipotent, all-good, timeless God of classical theism as well as counter-arguments of W. Sinnot-Armstrong. W.L.
Valeriya Sleptsova
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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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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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No Meaning for Believers? A Reply to Joshua Hochschild [PDF]
Studia Gilsoniana, 2021 Joshua Hochschild credits John Paul II for the success of the expression “meaning of life” among Christians, but he warns that this expression stems from a modern framework different from classical theism.
Mirela Oliva
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The Eternal Relations of Origin, Causality, and Implications for Models of God
Religions, 2023 The classical doctrine of the eternal relations or origin (ERO) claims that these relations are (1) atemporal and (2) causal. In this paper, I investigate the casual nature of the ERO, highlighting that the patristic and medieval Christian thinkers who ...
Andrew Hollingsworth
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The Problem of Arbitrary Creation for Impassibility
Open Theology, 2020 There is a particular question that has plagued classical Christian theism over the centuries. What reason could God have for creating a universe? In this article, I shall articulate the unique claims of classical theism that other rival models of God ...
Mullins R. T.
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Manuscrito, 2021 According to The Evidentialist problem of Evil, the existence of disproportionate, prima facie gratuitous evil and suffering in the world is enough evidence against the existence of the Omnipotent, Perfectly Loving, Omniscient God of Classical Theism.
NICOLA SALVATORE
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Classical and revisionary theism on the divine as personal: a rapprochement? [PDF]
, 2015 To claim that the divine is a person or personal is, according to Richard Swinburne, ‘the most elementary claim of theism’ (1993, 101). I argue that, whether the classical theist’s concept of the divine as a person or personal is construed as an analogy ...
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Divine Hiddenness and Christian Theism: A Biblical Theodicy
Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2023 This article offers a Christian response to J.L. Schellenberg’s argument for atheism from divine hiddenness. Utilizing the unique theological features of the Christian tradition, I aim to show that Schellenberg’s argument does not undermine belief in ...
Price Randall J.
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