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SKETCH FOR A FORMAL NATURAL THEOLOGY: EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS OF GOD

open access: yesManuscrito, 2021
In this paper, I present a proposal for a Formal Natural Theology. The approach employed for this task is through a first-order theory, in which fundamental concepts such as divine, necessary, and supreme beings, are formally introduced, which allow ...
FÁBIO M. BERTATO
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Simulation Hypothesis and Theism: An Assessment in the Context of Multiverse

open access: yesEskiyeni, 2023
Today, when plots, buildings and items in virtual universes are put up for sale, the question of whether the universes inhabited by real individuals can be produced is being debated.
Aykut Alper Yılmaz
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A Critical Understanding of Thomas Jay Oord’s Kenotic Theism versus Classical Theism- Two Fundamentally Different Concepts of God [PDF]

open access: yesPharos Journal of Theology
This article argues that the theological framework proposed by Thomas Jay Oord, particularly his concepts of "uncontrolling love" and a kenotic, risk-taking God, is not a mere reinterpretation or development of classical theism but represents a ...
Prof Dr Godfrey Harold
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Post-theïsme of een andere vorm van theïsme?

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
This article examines whether classical theism is at its complete end. In light of current discussions about post-theism in a post-secular age, the question is about the possible search for a new understanding of the idea of God which is compatible with ...
Gijsbert D.J. Dingemans
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Interpreting Barth's Eschatology: An Eco‐Theological Reappraisal

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Critical eco‐theologians do not consider Karl Barth's theology of creation helpful in addressing the contemporary ecological crisis. In this article, I explore a way to interpret Barth's theology that could lead to a fruitful eco‐theological perspective.
Othniël de Jong
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A Critical Engagement with N. T. Wright on Natural Theology

open access: yesTheoLogica, 2022
N. T. Wright’s important recent discussion of Natural Theology seeks to redefine traditional Natural Theology on Biblical grounds. I show that Wright’s discussion neglects Biblical passages (e.g., Acts 14:14–17 and Romans 1–2) which imply that God has ...
Andrew Ter Ern Loke
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Code and Creed: The Construction of AI‐Islamic Discourse in Singapore's Media Landscape

open access: yesJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how Singapore's mainstream media shapes public understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) in Islamic contexts through analysis of newspaper coverage from 1989 to 2024. Drawing on computational analysis of over 620,000 articles from The Straits Times and The Business Times, we develop the concept of “double mediation” to ...
Reza Shaker
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On the Significance of Assumptions about Divine Goodness and Divine Ontology for ‘Logical’ Arguments from Evil

open access: yesReligions, 2021
Sterba’s Is a Good God Logically Possible? (2019) draws attention to the importance of ethical assumptions in ‘logical’ arguments from evil (LAfEs) to the effect that the existence of (certain types) of evil is incompatible with the existence of a God ...
John Bishop
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THE FATHERS, COMPUTERS AND US

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay, designed as a complement to opinions expressed by Rowan Williams and some speakers at the conference in his honour, explores features of early Christianity which suggest a positive evaluation of artificial intelligence. Noting that the fear of reducing humans to machines has been joined in the modern age by the fear that machines ...
Mark J. Edwards
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Prolegomena to the Concept of God When Dealing with the Question: Is Ethics Without God Possible?

open access: yesReligions
This article examines the assumption that, in order to respond adequately to the question in the title, one must have the classical concept of God in mind. Classical theism is criticized and neoclassical/process theism is briefly defended.
Daniel A. Dombrowski
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