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Creatio Ex Nihilo and the Literal Qur’ān [PDF]

, 2017
In the modern age, the confl ict between science and religion manifests itself in the debate between evolution and creation. If we adopt a creationist’s reading of the Qur’ān, we discover an interesting anomaly.
Galadari, Abdulla
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Imagination in Critical Theory: Utopia, Ideology, Aesthetics

Constellations, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 25-34, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores the role of imagination in critical theory, addressing its conceptual ambiguity and its synthesis of three distinct but interrelated strands. The first, rooted in Freud's theory, sees imagination as wish‐fulfillment—necessarily unreal yet foundational to utopian thought.
Markus Gante
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Creation myths and generative ontology in ancient China

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
This article endeavours to prove that there were creation myths of human beings or certain things, but there were seldom creation myths of ontological cosmology in ancient China.
Paulos Z.Z. Huang
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Divine Activity [PDF]

, 2015
The paper discusses basic models of divine action and intervention. However, the most part of the article is dedicated to the question whether or not there are theistic reasons to stick to some sort of non-interventionism.
Schärtl, Thomas
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Badiou and the Reconstruction of the Concept of God

Modern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 187-209, January 2026.
Abstract In this article I first summarize Badiou’s and Žižek’s critique of the concept of God, which I and other interpreters conceive as a radicalization of the theology of the death of God. I then pose the question of how to formulate a positive conception of God after the death of God that would overcome the limits of negative or apophatic theology.
Michael Hauser
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An Exposition of Augustine\u27s Theodicy: From Its Influences to Its Modern Application [PDF]

, 2011
This paper delineates the thrust of Augustine\u27s theodicy against the broader background of his Christian Neoplatonic outlook. We examine Augustine\u27s initial Manichean influences and see how these beliefs carry over to his mature thought, which is ...
Gray, Kevin J.
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The Origins of Sedimentation in Husserl's Phenomenology

European Journal of Philosophy, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 1021-1037, September 2025.
Abstract Husserl is the philosopher who transformed the geological metaphor of sedimentation into a philosophical concept. While tracing the development of Husserl's reflections on sedimentation, I argue that the distinctive feature of Husserl's approach lies in his preoccupation with the question concerning the origins of sedimentations.
Saulius Geniusas
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Chaos Theology: A New Creation Theology and Its Applications [PDF]

, 2012
The problems inherent in creatio ex nihilo have led the author to the development of a new creation theology: chaos theology. Its main points are creation from an unexplained initial chaos, a remaining chaos element that is the source of physical and ...
Bonting, Sjoerd L., S.O.Sc.
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Prayer, Participation, and Perfection in Dante's Commedia

Modern Theology, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 515-538, July 2025.
Abstract This article stands at the intersection of two theological moments: one recognizing the theological authority of Dante Alighieri, especially in his Commedia, the other examining the relation of the doctrine of prayer to the doctrine of God. It argues that Dante can inform modern theological reflection on this relation in a profound way.
Stephen C. Pepper
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ADOLF GRÜNBAUM ON THE STEADY‐STATE THEORY AND CREATIO CONTINUA OF MATTER OUT OF NOTHING

Zygon, 2011
The ideas of creatio ex nihilo of the universe and creatio continua of new matter out of nothing entered the arena of natural science with the advent of the Big Bang and the steady‐state theories in the mid‐twentieth century.
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