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Divine Agency and Divine Action
, 2017 The fundamental problems that have arisen over the last half-century in treatments of divine action in the Christian tradition stem from a failure to come to terms with the concept of action. Theologians and philosophers have assumed that we can have a closed conception of agency on a par with the concept of knowledge.
William J. Abraham
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2023
Abstract Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to the divine action debate and establishes its central category, special divine action (SDA). The chapter begins by examining the historical roots of the debate, a critique of the Biblical Theology Movement, and the initial challenge that sparked the controversy.
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Abstract Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to the divine action debate and establishes its central category, special divine action (SDA). The chapter begins by examining the historical roots of the debate, a critique of the Biblical Theology Movement, and the initial challenge that sparked the controversy.
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Divine Holiness and Divine Action
2021Abstract Holiness is the attribute most emphatically ascribed to God in Scripture. But there has been little attention devoted to characterizing and considering the entailments of divine holiness. This book defends an account of holiness indebted to Rudolf Otto’s description of the experience of the holy as that of a mysterium tremendum ...
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Divine Action and Human Action
2021Abstract Throughout his work, Barth is determined to consider human action in relation to divine action, and not in itself. This determination poses three questions. First, can Barth make human action intelligible as the agent’s own action?
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2021
As a middle path between classical theism and pantheism, the panentheistic turn in the twentieth century has been described as a “quiet revolution.” Today, in fact, many theologians hold that the world is “in” God (who, at the same time, is more than the world).
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As a middle path between classical theism and pantheism, the panentheistic turn in the twentieth century has been described as a “quiet revolution.” Today, in fact, many theologians hold that the world is “in” God (who, at the same time, is more than the world).
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2021
Abstract This chapter identifies the realm of the demonic as one area of theological inquiry in the wider topic of divine agency and divine action. It sketches the kinds of actions demons do and the kinds of agents they are. The chapter then looks at the nature of evil as it manifests in persons, and suggests we do not need church ...
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Abstract This chapter identifies the realm of the demonic as one area of theological inquiry in the wider topic of divine agency and divine action. It sketches the kinds of actions demons do and the kinds of agents they are. The chapter then looks at the nature of evil as it manifests in persons, and suggests we do not need church ...
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Action, uncertainty, and divine impotence
Analysis, 1990La deliberation suppose une incertitude prealable. Toute action intentionnelle est-elle precedee par une telle incertitude? L'A. estime que cette incertitude antecedente est essentielle a l'action intentionnelle. L'ignorance sous-tend ainsi non seulement notre liberte de decision mais aussi notre capacite a agir.
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Divine Action in the Eucharist
2021Abstract Thomas Aquinas has long been the gold standard for theology of divine action in the Eucharist. Yet his account raises a number of difficulties. His position rests on a literal reading of scripture, a network of concomitant miracles that are dubious, and the danger of multiple incarnations, and a metaphysical apparatus that lacks
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2021
Abstract This chapter probes the relationship of divine action to historical processes by looking at the creation of the modern state of Israel and its relationship to the Jewish people. The establishment of Israel has been described by many writers as a miracle of God.
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Abstract This chapter probes the relationship of divine action to historical processes by looking at the creation of the modern state of Israel and its relationship to the Jewish people. The establishment of Israel has been described by many writers as a miracle of God.
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