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The interaction between human and divine providence
, 2020 Interaction requires that each of at least two things acts upon the other. To study the interaction between divine and human providence, then, requires more than studying how divine providence affects human providence; it requires studying, too, how ...
Timothy Pawl, Pawl, Timothy
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Religions, 2021 This paper examines the impact of Proclus’ notion of divine descent, i.e., κατάβασις, on the formation of core theological doctrines in Pseudo-Dionysius and Maximus the Confessor.
Kyeongyoon Woo
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Divine Eros and Divine Providence in Proclus’ Educational System
Peitho, 2014 This study examines the way in which the Neoplatonic philosopher Proclus treats an episode of the dialectic communication between Socrates and Alcibiades in the Platonic dialogue Alcibiades I.
Christos Terezis, Marilena Tsakoymaki
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Taking chances: Gambling and Providence in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice
Etudes Epistémè, 2021 In this article I wish to explore how the pervading references to games in William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice pave the way for a reflection on the respective roles of chance, providence and human agency in shaping the characters’ destiny.
Louise Fang
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Divine Temporality and Providential Bodgery
TheoLogica, 2020 In contemporary debates, one is presented with temporal and timeless conceptions of divine eternality. Each conception is said to have various consequences for understanding divine perfection and providence.
Ryan T. Mullins
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Inquiry on the Contradictory of Human Free Will and Divine Destiny in Ibn Sina's philosophy [PDF]
Journal of Philosophical Investigations, 2022 Some philosophical-theological conflicts in the topic of A priori science, God's will and omnipotence with the issue of compulsion and human free will are still debated by commentators and experts.
Somayeh Heyran +2 more
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St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2022 Though not linguistically prominent in Christian scripture, the theology of providence captures several recurring scriptural themes. These include the order of the cosmos, the wisdom reflected in the natural and social worlds, the direction of the ...
David Fergusson
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The antinomies of divine providence
Philosophia Christi, 2002 This article considers several antinomies that arise in our consideration of divine providence, and shows how these antinomies are resolved in the light of the three main theories of providence: Augustinianism, Molinism, and Open Theism.
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Boecjusza idea duszy i poznania Boga na podstawie dzieła De consolatione filosofiae
Studia Paradyskie, 2022 The subject of the article is the idea of the soul, its knowledge and the way to God based on the work of De consolatione philosophiae by Boethius – a late antiquity thinker.
Olga Cyrek
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Harvard Theological Review, 1908 The belief in a doctrine of Providence, at least in some sense of the word, is inseparable from theism. Let a man once assume a good God or a righteous universe, and he thereby also assumes that all events must be directed, or at least overruled, for good. Perhaps, however, it is a little easier to declare what one means when he says, “there is a God,”
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