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Can Western Monotheism Avoid Substance Dualism?

Zygon, 2001
The problem of divine agency and action is analogous to the problem of human agency and action: How is such agency possible in the absence of a dualistic causal interaction between disparate orders of being?
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THE IDEALIST VIEW OF DIVINE ACTION IN NATURE

Zygon, 2020
Theologies of divine action in nature have sought to maximize traction with the sciences to secure their credibility. While varying in significant ways, all extant proposals share a commitment to physical realism, the claim that (at least some) physical
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THEISTIC NATURALISM AND “SPECIAL” DIVINE PROVIDENCE

Zygon, 2009
Although naturalistic perspectives are an important component of their accounts of divine action, most participants in the current dialogue between science and theology eschew a purely naturalistic model.
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AN EASTERN ORTHODOX CRITIQUE OF THE SCIENCE–THEOLOGY DIALOGUE

Zygon, 2016
On the basis of both philosophical arguments and the theological perspectives of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, a critique of two beliefs that are common within the mainstream science–theology dialogue is outlined.
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On E. Jüngel’s conception of God’s being concealed [PDF]

Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия
The article examines the concept of the hiddenness of God by one of the leading representatives of modern German Lutheran theology, Eberhard Jüngel. Divine hiddenness in Lutheran theology, originating from Martin Luther, divides God into Deus absconditus
Sergey Pimenov
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God, Determinism, and Action: Perspectives from Physics

Zygon, 2000
Recent articles by Michael Heller, Carl Helrich, Peter Hodgson, Jeffrey Koperski, and Nicholas Saunders present a challenge to much current thinking on God, divine action, and cosmology.
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Benjamin and Spinoza: Divine Violence and Potentia

Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture, 2019
In this paper, I seek to clarify, criticize, and expand upon the ambiguous-yet-influential concept of divine violence introduced by Walter Benjamin’s “Zur Kritik der Gewalt”. I proceed in three parts: in the first, I outline Benjamin’s argument about the
Emerson R. Bodde
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IS PHYSICS FUNDAMENTAL? ROBERT RUSSELL ON DIVINE ACTION

Zygon, 2010
Robert Russell's theological work has been a helpful stimulus to the task of understanding the meaning of divine action and providence in the age of science.
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The Role of Will in Divine Action in View of Islamic Philosophy [PDF]

حکمت اسرا, 2013
The present study seeks to investigate the issue of the relationship of Will and Devine Action according to the views of Islamic philosophers. Hence, it first explains the two terms Will and Devine Action lexically and conceptually; then, it deals with ...
Hossein Ramezani
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EVOLUTION, CONTINGENCY, AND CHRISTOLOGY

Zygon, 2018
Christopher Southgate has made important contributions to theodicy and the theory of divine action in light of the contingency in evolution and the suffering of creation.
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