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, 2013 In contemporary discussions it is often assumed that God cannot be timeless if presentism is true, but that God can be timeless if four-dimensional eternalism is true.
Mullins, Ryan
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Austere Moral Ecologies and Artificial Agents
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract There are underappreciated moral costs for deploying artificially intelligent agents in our present bureaucratically and market‐structured world. Currently, AI systems lack the interiority and mutual vulnerability required for genuine moral relationality.
Manuel Vargas
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Theologies of Mind: Eriugena and Pratyabhijñā Śaivism
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract Though Eriugena's affinities with several Hindu traditions are clear, this article offers to my knowledge the first detailed discussion of Eriugena's theology in relation to any Indic theological school, here, the nondualist Śaiva tradition known as the Pratyabhijñā (“Recognition”) lineage.
Matthew Z. Vale
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COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND THE QUESTION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN A DIGITALIZED AGE
, 2021 This paper attempts to bring the traditional theodicy on the question of evil and the Divine Providence, to its logical conclusion, in such a way that a believer is challenged to totally accept the implication of his or her faith in God. To have faith is
Onyeukaziri, Justin Nnaemeka
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Friendship in the New Political Theologies
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract As a distinct academic discipline, political theology rose and fell with Carl Schmitt. If there was any hope of redeeming it, the discipline would have to be entirely renewed. A deep‐seated and understudied feature of that renewal lies in the reconceptualisation of the political relation.
Andreas E. Masvie
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A Fortunate Little Fellow: Divine Providence in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"
, 2018 The purpose of this research is to examine the many elements that inspired Tolkien in order to identify a central theme in his Middle-earth tales: Divine Providence. Providence is defined as the protective influence of some higher power in order to bring
Beronio, Bianca Lucia
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Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract Vatican II's declaration on the Jews, absolving them from collective guilt of deicide, marked a significant turning point in Catholic theology. Arab governments tended to perceive this development as evidence that Catholics (or Christians generally) were taking the side of Zionist Jews in the Arab‐Israeli conflict.
Amir Krispel
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Augustine on Marriage and the Subordinating Work of Totus Christus [PDF]
, 2012 This thesis examines the importance of the sacrament of marriage for Augustine’s ascetical vision. First, he believes the sacrament of marriage (the union of husband and wife as head and body) reveals totus Christus as the pattern upon which all ...
Bergstrom, Jeremy William +1 more
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Duplicitous Remembrance: Confessing Self‐Deception with Augustine
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract While self‐deception has long been a topic of interest in psychology and analytic philosophy—and increasingly in the academic study of theology and religion—direct engagement with Augustine on self‐deception remains underexplored in contemporary scholarship.
Abraham S‐C Wu
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The Spirit of a Weak God: Reimagining Divine Providence After the Critique of Ontotheology
, 2017 The question of this dissertation is whether and how divine providence can function within the framework of a weak God theology. While theories of divine providence traditionally depend on a powerful God capable of bringing all to a good end, I argue ...
Crosby, Wendy Theresa
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