Affirming God as Panentheistic and Embodied
In an anthology on panentheism, Keith Ward assesses the appropriateness of the metaphor of embodiment for God, as well as the viability of the concept of panentheism itself, as he considers the theologies of Ramanuja, Hegel, and process thought. Ward frames polar problems with respect to the analogy...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
[2016]
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Sophia
Year: 2016, Volume: 55, Issue: 3, Pages: 291-302 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism FA Theology KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation |
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Theology
B Niels Henrik Gregersen B Ramanuja B Ultimacy B Panentheism B Process B Charles Hartshorne B Embodiment B Immanence B Keith Ward B Indeterminism B Pantheism B Whitehead B Transcendence B Hegel B Paul Tillich |
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| Summary: | In an anthology on panentheism, Keith Ward assesses the appropriateness of the metaphor of embodiment for God, as well as the viability of the concept of panentheism itself, as he considers the theologies of Ramanuja, Hegel, and process thought. Ward frames polar problems with respect to the analogy of self-body/God-world and to the concept of panentheism. (1) Ramanuja and Hegels theologies ultimately deny the freedom and compromise the independence and otherness of the creatures. (2) Process theology compromises divine sovereignty and perfection, making God too passible to the worlds evils. This article attempts to transcend such one-sided approaches as it develops a balanced concept of panentheism and a metaphor of divine embodiment that provide for mutual influence between God and the world, wherein both the suffering and happiness of the world affect God, while maintaining sole divine causal ultimacy with respect to the world. |
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| ISSN: | 1873-930X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-015-0480-2 |