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Skeptical Theism and Epistemic Propriety [PDF]

, 2016
Contemporary proponents of the problem of evil argue that evil is evidence, even strong evidence, against the existence of God. Next, these so-called atheologians claim that having such evidence against God’s existence suffices for reasonably believing ...
Rutledge, Jonathan
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THE FATHERS, COMPUTERS AND US

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay, designed as a complement to opinions expressed by Rowan Williams and some speakers at the conference in his honour, explores features of early Christianity which suggest a positive evaluation of artificial intelligence. Noting that the fear of reducing humans to machines has been joined in the modern age by the fear that machines ...
Mark J. Edwards
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Epistemic Deism and Probabilistic Theism

, 2018
The aim of my paper is to clarify the conceptions of epistemic deism and probabilistic theism and to demonstrate that the two doctrines do not finally collapse into one.
Darek Łukasiewicz
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Lonergan, Decolonization and First Nations Peoples: An Apologetic from an Insider on the Outside

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this article is to respond critically to a research project initiated out of the Board of the Lonergan Research Institute that seeks to expose colonialist assumptions in Lonergan's thought. Some of the initiatives seek to link Lonergan with complicity in Canadian residential schools, spiritual violence, and cultural genocide ...
John D. Dadosky
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Theodor Steinbüchel's Great Figures of Christian Humanism

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Theodor Steinbüchel (1888–1949) offers a study of eight figures in Western history who may be regarded as gestalts of Christian Humanism. He argued that none of these eight figures will ever return in the same way, but since there was an eternal conception of Christianity to which their ethos gave human form, each of these gestalts can be ...
Tracey Rowland
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An Analysis of Clark Pinnock's Open Theism as a Potential Solution to Theodicy

, 2015
Bibliography: leaves 124-126Clark Pinnock has been one of the most notable advocates of open theism; an idea which has been gaining ground over the last few decades. This thesis will examine Pinnock's understanding of open theism as pertains to the issue
Zeeb, Janelle Louise
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Jules Lequyer: Prophet of Open Theism (PowerPoint) [PDF]

, 2014
This PowerPoint makes the case for considering Jules Lequyer as the Prophet of Open Theism because of his view of God as creating other creators, as affected by creaturely decisions, and therefore as facing a relatively open future.
Viney, Donald W.
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Providence as “Responsible Risk-Taking”

TheoLogica
This paper explores the concept of divine providence in the framework of open theism, focusing on the balance between God’s sovereignty and creaturely libertarian free will.
Johannes Grössl
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Providence

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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Black Humanism: Sameness and Difference in Being Human and Being Black in the United Kingdom

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay outlines a variety of responses to a central question pertaining to Black humanism: namely, what does it mean to be a Black human, given the existence of systemic racism within the Body of Christ and in many White majority societies in the African Diaspora, in this case, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain?
Anthony G. Reddie
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