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Classical Theism, Interpersonal Relations, and the Receptivity of God

open access: yesReligions
A central tenet of classical theism is that God is Pure Act. Among other things, this indicates that while God can act on creatures, he cannot be acted on by those creatures, for there is no receptivity in God.
James Kintz
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Integrating the Mystical Experience Questionnaire Into a Broader Psychometric Framework: English Validation of the Psychedelic Experience Scale and Comparison of Psilocybin and LSD Sessions Across Two Controlled Settings

open access: yesInternational Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, Volume 35, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives For English, the validated part of Psychedelic Experience Scale (PES48) is a four‐factor structure called the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ30). The other validated part of the PES48 consists of four more factors: two more mystical factors (paradoxicality and connectedness, which together with the MEQ30 form the MEQ40), and ...
Kurt Stocker   +8 more
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Does Classical Theism Deny God\u27s Immanence? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The concept of the openness of God has recently gained a foothold among some evangelical thinkers. Others who have sought to refute this view have done so by emphasizing God\u27s transcendent qualities.
Smith, C. Fred
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A New Hilbert's Hotel Argument Against Past‐Eternalism

open access: yesAnalytic Philosophy, Volume 67, Issue 2, Page 145-153, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper offers a new formulation of the “Hilbert's Hotel Argument” (HHA) which is superior to existing formulations because it (1) demonstrates that HH is logically impossible in the concrete world, (2) takes into account the need to consider the assumptions of HHA, and (3) offers a reply to an important objection concerning the validity of
Andrew Ter Ern Loke, Eli Haitov
wiley   +1 more source

The Construction of a Bestseller: The Case of Thomas Nettleton's Some Thoughts Concerning Virtue and Happiness (1729)

open access: yesJournal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 21-36, March 2026.
Abstract Scholars have tended to interpret Thomas Nettleton's bestselling Virtue and Happiness (1729) as an Epicurean work. In contrast, I argue that this book was constructed partly from extensive paraphrases of the writings of Locke, Shaftesbury, and Hutcheson.
Jacob Donald Chatterjee
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the principles of logotherapy in genetic counseling: Enhancing decision‐making, adaptation, and justice

open access: yesJournal of Genetic Counseling, Volume 35, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Logotherapy is a psychological approach originated by Viktor Frankl, shaped by the thesis that meaning can be discovered even in the most tragic of human circumstances, and through a human's will‐to‐meaning, that individuals have both freedom and responsibility to discover meanings in the moment and ultimate meanings from their unique ...
Nour Chanouha   +5 more
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Wierenga on theism and counterpossibles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Several theists, including Linda Zagzebski, have claimed that theism is somehow committed to nonvacuism about counterpossibles. Even though Zagzebski herself has rejected vacuism, she has offered an argument in favour of it, which Edward Wierenga has ...
Lampert, Fabio
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Do possible worlds compromise God’s beauty? A reply to Mark Ian Thomas Robson [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In a recent article Mark Ian Thomas Robson argues that there is a clear contradiction between the view that possible worlds are a part of God's nature and the theologically pivotal, but philosophically neglected, claim that God is perfectly beautiful. In
Divers   +10 more
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Why Rāmānuja? Some Reflections on Christian-Vaiṣṇava Comparative Theology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper examines the very idea of developing a Christian-Hindu comparative theology by focusing on Rāmānuja in particular. The paper begins by reflecting on some possible reasons--social, political, theological and philosophical—that Rāmānuja, instead
Gupta, Gopal
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