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In Defence of Anthropomorphic Theism [PDF]

, 2011
I reply to seven objections to anthropomorphic theism: (1) That anthropomorphic theism is idolatrous. In reply I rely on the concept/conception distinction. (2) That faith requires certainty.
Peter Forrest
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An epigrammatic analysis on open theism and its impact on classical Christianity

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2013
Open theism is a theological position taken by a number of scholars and deals with human free will and its relationship to God, including the nature of the future. This brief article explores this relationship and challenges the tenets of open theism by
Mark Pretorius
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Sceptical Theism and the Paradox of Evil [PDF]

Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 2020
Given plausible assumptions about the nature of evidence and undercutting defeat, many believe that the force of the evidential problem of evil depends on sceptical theism’s being false: if evil is..
Luis R G Oliveira
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Religiosity, Theism, Perceived Social Support, Resilience, and Well-Being of University Undergraduate Students in Singapore during the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
Samuel Ken-En Gan
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Opaque Theism and Divine Testimony

TheoLogica
A much-discussed objection to skeptical theism is that skeptical theism implies that divine testimony cannot provide us with knowledge. Here I argue that it is not skeptical theism that raises doubts about the trustworthiness of divine testimony; rather,
Erik Wielenberg
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An Evaluation of Skeptical Theism

Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, 2013
One of the most influential and frequently addressed responses to the evidential argument from Evil and divine hiddenness is advocated by so called skeptical theists, who claim that we are cognitively ill-equipped to know Gods reasons for permitting ...
Francis Jonsson
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Panenteizm a teizm klasyczny. Uwagi na kanwie Jacka Wojtysiaka krytyki stanowiska Józefa Życińskiego

Analiza i Egzystencja, 2022
Panentheism and classical theism. Comments on the basis of Jacek Wojtysiak’s criticism of Józef Życiński’s position The article was inspired by the tenth anniversary of the death of Archbishop Życiński and the article containing polemic with his ...
Piotr Gutowski
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Critical Consideration on God's Essence and His Features in Open Theism [PDF]

Journal of Philosophical Investigations, 2022
Open Theism, as a new perspective in theology, has attracted attention of many scholars and mainly claims that some teachings of classical theism are not in accordance with Scripture and depict God in the way of Greek metaphysic and Hermeneutical pattern.
Eisa Mohammadinia, . Seyed Mohammad Ali Dibaji   +1 more
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Compassionate Deism and the Grammar of Permission

Religions, 2021
Both theism and atheism assume that God permits evil. But neither theism nor atheism make this assumption with due attention to what I call, following Wittgenstein, the grammar of the term ‘permission’.
Ronald Hall
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The Skepticism of Skeptical Theism [PDF]

Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī, 2019
Skeptical theism is a type of reply to arguments from evil against God’s existence. The skeptical theist declines to accept a premiss of some such argument, professing ignorance, for example, about whether God is justified in permitting certain evils or ...
Edward Wierenga
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