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The Philosophical (Hikmī) and Theological (Kalamī) Approaches to the Badā’ of Divine Definite (Mahtūm) Will in Contemporary Shī’i Thought: The Case of al-'Allāma al-Tabātabā'ī, Āyatollāh Khu'ī, and Mīrza Mahdī Isfahānī [PDF]
Badāʿ (the change of divine will) is one of the Islamic doctrines considerably emphasized by the Imams of Shīʿī Muslims. One of the problems concerning the doctrine of badāʾ is whether God can change his definite/fixed (maḥtūm) will.
Mohammd Hossein Kolahi, Reza Rahnama
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Self-Organizing Systems and Divine Action
Self-organizing systems abound in the world. These include interstellar systems, environmental systems on Earth, biological systems including sentience-bearing ones (bodies), and sociocultural systems, which include religious systems. All self-organizing
David H. Nikkel
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DIVINE ACTION: IS IT CREDIBLE?
. The concept of God's acting in the world has been seen to be problematic in light of the claims of scientific knowledge that the regularity of a law like universe rules out divine action.
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Divine Action and Quantum Theory
Recent articles by Nicholas Saunders, Carl Helrich, and Jeffrey Koperski raise important questions about attempts to make use of quantum mechanics in giving an account of particular divine action in the world.
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FALSIFIABILITY AND TRACTION IN THEORIES OF DIVINE ACTION
One of the most focused research programs in the science‐religion dialogue that has taken place up to the present is the series of volumes published jointly by the Vatican Observatory and the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences.
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Divine Action and the Natural Sciences
The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences and the Vatican Observatory have jointly sponsored a series of conferences exploring the overarching question: How can we conceive a personal God creating and active within the universe described by the ...
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CAUSATION, DISPOSITIONS, AND PHYSICAL OCCASIONALISM
Even though theistic philosophers and scientists agree that God created, sustains, and providentially governs the physical universe and even though much has been published in general regarding divine action, what is needed is a fine‐grained ...
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The Role of Knowledge and Action in Man’s Gradual Perfection According to Sadra [PDF]
Mohammad Zabihi* ׀ Ali Alahbadashti** ׀ Ali Raizan*** Received: 24/08/2018 | Accepted: 02/01/2019 Abstract The Human soul has two faculties of theoretical intellect and practical intellect.
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Quantum Divine Action in Quantum-Time Perspective
This article is intended to present my response to an article by Hakan Turan recently translated to English and published in Kader (Kader 22/2, 435-464). The discussion is centered on my proposal for Divine action.
Mohammed Basil Altaie
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OUTSTANDING ISSUES WITH ROBERT RUSSELL'S NIODA CONCERNING QUANTUM BIOLOGY AND THEISTIC EVOLUTION
Non‐Interventionist Objective Divine Action (NIODA), introduced by Robert John Russell, is a model of divine action drawing upon insights from quantum mechanics.
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