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Blackness and the God of the Oppressed
The Ecumenical Review, Volume 74, Issue 4, Page 576-588, October 2022., 2022 Abstract The state of blackness oscillates between two speculative positions: The first puts forward the irrelevance of race in the modern technological period, a view often coming from those who are colour blind and “optimistic” futurists. The second postulates the need to reaffirm the condition of blackness in a racist and capitalistic production ...
Hlulani Mdingi
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Modern Theology, Volume 38, Issue 4, Page 729-753, October 2022., 2022 Abstract In what way does Kierkegaard’s conception of selfhood and despair address the prospect of nihilistic humanism wherein God, sin, and spirit are conceived as the creations of humankind intended to escape the distress of nihilism and imbue life with meaning?
Dallas Callaway
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African Philosophy of Religion: Concepts of God, Ancestors, and the Problem of Evil
Philosophy Compass, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2022., 2022 Abstract There has recently been an increased interest in debates on the nature of God, supernatural entities, and the problem of evil outside the Western tradition and there is a growing realisation that philosophical scholarship should go beyond Western perspectives in order to properly address issues in the philosophy of religion that arise in non ...
Luís Cordeiro‐Rodrigues, Ada Agada
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Plantinga and Ash‘arites on Divine Simplicity
Kader, 2020 The doctrine of divine simplicity has been upheld across various religious traditions, including Christianity and Islam. The mainstream interpretation of divine simplicity identifies God with His attributes.
Nazif Muhtaroğlu
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Hume, Causation and Two Arguments Concerning God [PDF]
, 2014 In Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Hume (1779/1993) appeals to his account of causation (among other things) to undermine certain arguments for the existence of God.
Megill, Jason
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The Question of Divine Omnibenevolence: What does the Hebrew Bible Reveal about Yahweh's Nature [PDF]
Oregon Undergraduate Research Journal, 2015 9 pages ; The portrayal of God in the Hebrew Bible as a whole is overwhelmingly positive. However, this perception of the Hebrew Bible God, also known as Israel’s patron deity, Yahweh, changes upon further examination of certain biblical passages that appear to portray a malicious, exceedingly violent Yahweh.
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A Review of the problem of evil in Process Theology with an emphasis on Charles Hartshorn thought [PDF]
حکمت اسرا, 2016 The problem of evil is one of the most serious concerns of theologians and philosophers of religion. Process theologians like whitehead, hartshorn and Griffin adopt a new approach to this problem.
Yadollah Rostami, Mansur Nasiri
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Animals and the Problem of Evil in Recent Theodicies [PDF]
, 2009 This paper critically evaluates the theodicies of John Hick, Richard Swinburne and process theism regarding animal suffering and evils. The positions of Hick and Swinburne are based on false empirical assumptions, e.g., animals do not suffer.
Maller, Mark
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, 2015 This paper attempts to explore the concept of infinity regarding the nature of God, by responding to several criticisms regarding the concept of an infinite being.
Derflinger, James M, II
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Stump and Hoffman on the Efficacy of Petitionary Prayer: A Comparative Review [PDF]
Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- KalāmīSome philosophers of religion have doubted the efficacy of prayer in the possible world created by the God who is omniscient, omnipotent, and perfectly good.
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