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Neoclassical Theism as Inherently Dialogical

Religions, 2022
The position usually called “process theism” is seldom called this by one of its most important defenders, Charles Hartshorne. The label he typically uses is “neoclassical theism”. It is important to notice that these two designations are not equivalent.
Daniel A. Dombrowski
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The Deeds of God in the View of Process Theism

Communio Viatorum
Process theology based on the philosophy of Alfred N. Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne views the world as a process of becoming composed of moments (actual entities), which occur by way of self-actualizing out of the data available for such an occasion ...
Petr Macek
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Process-Panentheism and the “Only Way” Argument

Open Theology, 2022
Given panentheism, when trying to offer a plausible solution to the problem of evil, what is the most promising way forward? In this article, I argue that a panentheist who wants to answer the problem of evil by using the “only way” argument should ...
Langby Lina
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God and Evil in Process Theism

Communio Viatorum
If a good and almighty God exists, why do we register genuine evil? Whiteheadian process theology wants to assist Christian theology with philosophical theism that interprets God’s sovereignty and God’s creative and providential activity as being more in
Petr Macek
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Post-theïsme of een andere vorm van theïsme?

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
This article examines whether classical theism is at its complete end. In light of current discussions about post-theism in a post-secular age, the question is about the possible search for a new understanding of the idea of God which is compatible with ...
Gijsbert D.J. Dingemans
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St. John of the Cross and the Monopolar Concept of God in the Abrahamic Religions in Spain

Religions, 2020
The aim of this article is to philosophically explore the tension between “the God of the philosophers” and “the God of religious experience.” This exploration will focus on the mystical theology of the 16th c. Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross.
Daniel Dombrowski
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Process theism

, 2018
Process theism is a twentieth-century school of theological thought that offers a nonclassical understanding of the relationship between God and the world. Classical Christian theists maintain that God created the world out of nothing and that God not only can, but does, unilaterally intervene in earthly affairs.
David Basinger
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Theism and the Cumulative Argument [PDF]

Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī
In recent scholarly discourse, natural theology’s forefront initiative has been the construction of theistic arguments grounded in empirical observations. A notable focus within this domain is the cumulative argument (CA) approach.
Ahmad Ebadi, Mohammad Emdadi Masuleh
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Redemption and Process Theism

, 1974
The tensions engendered by the traditional use of the absolute categories find their corollary in the abandonment of these categories in Trinitarian theology. This statement represents the critical side of this study. The constructive side centers around the proposition that the logical and moral difficulties thrown up by orthodoxy can be met by the ...
Burton Z. Cooper
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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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