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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Divine Action"”.
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“Special Divine Action and Human Suffering – A Pentecostal Perspective”
This study investigates how Special Divine Action events provide a theological grounding for divine solidarity and eschatological hope in the context of emotional suffering. This research explores how God responds to emotional suffering not only in a historical sense through Jesus Christ but also …
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A Comparative Analysis of Divine Action Methodologies in the Works of Robert John Russell and Alvin Plantinga
… the relationship of epistemology to special divine action theory. Chapter 1 sets the goals, parameters, and outline of the research program. Attention is given to why Robert John Russell and Alvin Plantinga were ideal candidates for this analysis. Chapter 2 gives a brief biography of each …
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From omega to alpha: A critical analysis of theistic evolution in the theology of Ted Peters
… his views on; 1) randomness in relation to divine purpose, 2) natural selection in relation to divine action, 3) natural suffering in relation to God's benevolence, and 4) emergence through evolution in relation to human uniqueness.
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SUBSTANTIAM REI MUTARE. FISICA ARISTOTELICA ED AZIONE MIRACOLOSA NELLA FONDAMENTAZIONE DUECENTESCA DELLA PLENITUDO POTESTATIS
… it examines how this understanding of divine action aligns with the dichotomy between ordained ("ordinata") and absolute power of God ("absoluta potentia Dei"), particularly as seen in the thoughts of Thomas Aquinas. With the philosophical and theological framework established, the …
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Divine Disclosures: Religious Experiences as Evidence in Theology
… tradition to assign probabilities to putative divine actions, including religious experiences. The likelihood the divine action occurred given those moral beliefs is the likelihood the religious experience was veridical, addressing the second concern. The procedure attends closely to different …
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The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics: An assessment of its fitness for use in Christian theology and apologetics
… as well as debates about free-will and divine action in Christian theology. Chapter 5 attempts to show that the Copenhagen interpretation is unsuitable for adoption in Christian theological and apologetic endeavors for several reasons. First, the Copenhagen interpretation was forged by a …
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Christ our healer : a constructive dialogue between John Calvin and Gregory of Nazianzus.
… the seriousness of sin and the need for divine action. I show that Calvin regularly uses disease as a metaphor for original sin and its impact, enabling him to indicate the pervasive, yet metaphysically accidental, corruption of sin while allowing for continued human action. Calvin uses …
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Ethics as praxis: the convergence of Michel Henry’s phenomenology of life with christianity
… and in praxis understood as invisible, divine action.</p>
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Identity and Agency in the Crisis at Antioch: A Comparative Study of Galatians 2:11–21 and Selected Second Temple Jewish Texts
… at Antioch in Galatians 2:11–21 in light of the divine and human agency model. This project argues that Paul’s confrontation with Peter at the mixed table-fellowship at Antioch should be understood as a conflict between two competing understandings of agency. That is, Peter’s withdrawal from the …
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The God-World Relationship Between Joseph Bracken, Philip Clayton, and the Open Theism
<p>This dissertation investigates the God-world relationship between Joseph Bracken as a process theologian, Philip Clayton as a panentheist, and the open theism. They have affinities and differences as conversational partners in their multilayered relations. Their common question must be as …