The idolatry argument against natural theology: how it works and why it fails
Some thinkers in the Reformed and postmodern' traditions in theology have argued that natural theology is idolatrous'. This article shows that such arguments hinge on distinguishing the object of revealed theology from the perfect being or first cause. It then shows that, on plausible an...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2015]
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Religious studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 51, Issue: 3, Pages: 401-410 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Natural theology
/ Idolatry
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IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism FD Contextual theology |
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