One version of the problem of evil concludes that personalistic forms of theism should be rejecte... more One version of the problem of evil concludes that personalistic forms of theism should be rejected since the acts that one would expect a God with person-like qualities to perform, notably acts that would prevent egregious evils, do not occur. Given the evils that exist in the world, it is argued, if God exists as a person or like a person, God’s record of action is akin to that of a negligent parent. One way of responding to this “argument from neglect” is to maintain that there is a good reason for the apparent neglect—namely, that God could not intervene even once with respect to suffering (the “not-even-once principle”) without thereby incurring the responsibility of doing so on every occasion, which would be deleterious. So God never responds to evil. It is argued in this paper that a profoundly integrated, personalistic model of God and the God-world relation—one that is reflected in a soul-body analogy—provides a way of addressing the argument from neglect without affirming t...
Panentheism has been one major view of God and the God‐world relation for many centuries. It is a... more Panentheism has been one major view of God and the God‐world relation for many centuries. It is a middle view between classical theism on the one hand and pantheism on the other. This essay examines several expressions of panentheism. It begins with two ancient expressions, one by Plotinus and the other by Ramanuja. It then considers some reasons for the rise of panentheism in recent decades. One example of this rise is Charles Hartshorne's dipolar expression. After exploring Hartshorne's view, the article concludes by noting several objections to panentheism.
... Introducing Philosophy of Religion By Chad Meister Abingdon: Routledge, 2009. xi + 241 pp., p... more ... Introducing Philosophy of Religion By Chad Meister Abingdon: Routledge, 2009. xi + 241 pp., pb. $ 32.95; ISBN: 978-0-415-40327-6. Graham Oppy MONASH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA Ars Disputandi Volume 10 (2010) ISSN: 1566-5399 ...
... God in Relation to Creation: 7. Incarnation Katherin A. Rogers, 8. Resurrection Stephen T. Da... more ... God in Relation to Creation: 7. Incarnation Katherin A. Rogers, 8. Resurrection Stephen T. Davis, 9. Atonement Gordon Graham, 10. Sin and salvation Paul K. Moser, 11. The problem of evil ChadMeister, 12. Church William Abraham, 13. Religious rites Charles Taliaferro, 14. ...
... Special thanks to Micah Richey for the elegant timelines and maps. ... Finally, we acknowledg... more ... Special thanks to Micah Richey for the elegant timelines and maps. ... Finally, we acknowledge our extended families and their heritage the many Meisters, Stumps, Ummels, and Huffmans who form that great cloud of witnesses through whom we became acquainted with the ...
Title: The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion. Editors: Meister, Chad and Paul Copan. ... more Title: The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion. Editors: Meister, Chad and Paul Copan. Publisher: Routledge. Date: 2007. ISBN: 0-415-38038-3. Philosophical topic: Philosophy of Religion. Philosophical area: Age range suitable: 17-18. ...
One version of the problem of evil concludes that personalistic forms of theism should be rejecte... more One version of the problem of evil concludes that personalistic forms of theism should be rejected since the acts that one would expect a God with person-like qualities to perform, notably acts that would prevent egregious evils, do not occur. Given the evils that exist in the world, it is argued, if God exists as a person or like a person, God’s record of action is akin to that of a negligent parent. One way of responding to this “argument from neglect” is to maintain that there is a good reason for the apparent neglect—namely, that God could not intervene even once with respect to suffering (the “not-even-once principle”) without thereby incurring the responsibility of doing so on every occasion, which would be deleterious. So God never responds to evil. It is argued in this paper that a profoundly integrated, personalistic model of God and the God-world relation—one that is reflected in a soul-body analogy—provides a way of addressing the argument from neglect without affirming t...
Panentheism has been one major view of God and the God‐world relation for many centuries. It is a... more Panentheism has been one major view of God and the God‐world relation for many centuries. It is a middle view between classical theism on the one hand and pantheism on the other. This essay examines several expressions of panentheism. It begins with two ancient expressions, one by Plotinus and the other by Ramanuja. It then considers some reasons for the rise of panentheism in recent decades. One example of this rise is Charles Hartshorne's dipolar expression. After exploring Hartshorne's view, the article concludes by noting several objections to panentheism.
... Introducing Philosophy of Religion By Chad Meister Abingdon: Routledge, 2009. xi + 241 pp., p... more ... Introducing Philosophy of Religion By Chad Meister Abingdon: Routledge, 2009. xi + 241 pp., pb. $ 32.95; ISBN: 978-0-415-40327-6. Graham Oppy MONASH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA Ars Disputandi Volume 10 (2010) ISSN: 1566-5399 ...
... God in Relation to Creation: 7. Incarnation Katherin A. Rogers, 8. Resurrection Stephen T. Da... more ... God in Relation to Creation: 7. Incarnation Katherin A. Rogers, 8. Resurrection Stephen T. Davis, 9. Atonement Gordon Graham, 10. Sin and salvation Paul K. Moser, 11. The problem of evil ChadMeister, 12. Church William Abraham, 13. Religious rites Charles Taliaferro, 14. ...
... Special thanks to Micah Richey for the elegant timelines and maps. ... Finally, we acknowledg... more ... Special thanks to Micah Richey for the elegant timelines and maps. ... Finally, we acknowledge our extended families and their heritage the many Meisters, Stumps, Ummels, and Huffmans who form that great cloud of witnesses through whom we became acquainted with the ...
Title: The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion. Editors: Meister, Chad and Paul Copan. ... more Title: The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion. Editors: Meister, Chad and Paul Copan. Publisher: Routledge. Date: 2007. ISBN: 0-415-38038-3. Philosophical topic: Philosophy of Religion. Philosophical area: Age range suitable: 17-18. ...
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