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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"God and the world"”.
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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 …
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The Doctrine of Christian Perfection for Today: Reading Wesley's Theology Through the Lens of Process Thought
<p>My thesis is: A process-theological reading of Wesley's doctrine of perfection, by constructing an adequate concept of God in process, gives renewed importance and vitality to Wesley's doctrine of perfection, a doctrine that has been confused and virtually ignored even by Methodists themselves, …
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An analysis of Ibn al-'Arabi's al-Insan al-Kamil, the Perfect Individual, with a brief comparison to the thought of Sir Muhammad Iqbal
This thesis analyzes four philosophical questions surrounding Ibn al-'Arabi's concept of the al-iman al-kamil, the Perfect Individual. The Introduction provides a definition of Sufism, and it situates Ibn al-'Arabi's thought within the broader context of the philosophy of perfection. Chapter One …
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The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics: An assessment of its fitness for use in Christian theology and apologetics
This dissertation examines the suitability of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics for use in Christian theological and apologetic endeavors. Chapter 1 introduces basic issues in quantum physics in non-technical language and defines the basic position of the Copenhagen interpretation. …
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Transcendence, Immanence and the Triunity of God : A Study of William Temple's Philosophical Theology
This thesis is not, strictly speaking, an essay in the Christian doctrine of God, nor is it an exhaustive study of William Temple's life and thought. Its subject lies in the area where these two coincide. There are characteristic themes and approaches in Temple's philosophical theology - …
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Metaphysics in the Reformation: A Case Study of Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562)
This dissertation traces the metaphysical underpinnings of the Protestant Reformation through a close reading of the work of the Protestant reformer Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562). It is premised on the assumption that all theological reasoning is metaphysical insofar as it simultaneously …
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The Theology of Intercessory Prayer: with Special Reference to Contemporary Protestant Theology
Few affirmations of the Christian faith generate as many questions and doubts as the belief in the efficacy of petitionary and intercessory prayer. Does God respond to men's prayers? If so, how? The primary purpose of this study is to examine the various ways of understanding intercessory …
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Altar und Liturgieraum im römisch-katholischen Kirchenbau : eine bauhistorische Betrachtung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Veränderung des Standorts des Altars nach dem Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzil (1962 - 1965)
The Christian altar came from the table, at which Jesus ate the Last Supper with the Twelve. Without doubt, the table stood in the middle of the room. However, the infant church did not consider the table as a liturgical device, but only as a dining table. Every table could be used for the Holy …