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God's omnipotence and human freedom

Acta Theologica, 2002
It is an honour for me to write an article in this volume for Pieter Potgieter. In South Africa much attention is given to the political figures who led the nation out of the house of apartheid.
A. van de Beek
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La faille de l’Invincible, de Samson à Kachtcheï

Fééries, 2021
Many tales feature supposedly invincible characters, from the Hebrew Bible (Samson) to Afanassiev Russian tales (Koschei) to folktales (under the type ATU 302 The Giant without a heart).
Pierre-Emmanuel Moog
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Palamism Does Not Disfigure the Gospel: A Reply to Thomas Weinandy

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract In a 2024 article in the IJST, Fr. Thomas Weinandy argues that the theological system of Gregory Palamas is in grave error, especially with respect to its commitment to an objective ontological distinction between God's essence and His energies. In his concluding paragraph Fr.
Travis Dumsday
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Die mag van God volgens die belydenis van Daniël se vriende

In die Skriflig, 1994
A debate regarding the control of God over all events has lately been going on. This article attempts to indicate which light Daniel 3 :1 7,18, in the con­text of the book as a whole, sheds on understanding the supreme rule of God by combining three ...
J. L. Helberg
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Theological Doctrines as Scientific Theories? Thinking along with and beyond McGrath

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract McGrath's recent analysis of the parallels between scientific theory formation and the development of theological doctrine in The Nature of Christian Doctrine (OUP, 2024) is insightful and largely compelling, but also raises some questions and areas for further exploration. First, there is a remarkable back‐and‐forth between uses of ‘doctrine’
Gijsbert van den Brink
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The Virtue of Understanding God as Almighty

Religions
God’s power is usually discussed in terms of omnipotence. However, the problems associated with omnipotence are complex, and even if some think that the problems are resolvable, many find the purported resolutions unsatisfactory.
Bruce R. Reichenbach
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Unity or Distinction? Herman Bavinck’s Use of John Calvin and Later Reformed Orthodoxy in His Doctrine of the Two States

International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the doctrine of Christ’s two states of humiliation and exaltation in Herman Bavinck’s and John Calvin’s thought, with the aim of illuminating Bavinck’s use of Calvin. The article begins by exploring Calvin’s use of the two states and argues that his treatment of Christ’s descent into hell is an important though ...
Sarah Killam Crosby
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Prolegomena to the Concept of God When Dealing with the Question: Is Ethics Without God Possible?

Religions
This article examines the assumption that, in order to respond adequately to the question in the title, one must have the classical concept of God in mind. Classical theism is criticized and neoclassical/process theism is briefly defended.
Daniel A. Dombrowski
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The Problem of God’s Existence: In Defence of Skepticism [PDF]

, 2015
There are four main positions in the argument about whether God exists: atheism, theism, agnosticism, and scepticism. From an epistemological standpoint, scepticism is the most rational; even if a decisive argument which would settle the debate has not ...
Ziemiński, Ireneusz
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Reconsidering Instrumentality, From Mechanical Causality to Overdetermination and Political Articulation

Constellations, EarlyView.
Abdellatif Atif
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