A modest objection: neo-Thomism and God as a cause among causes
This paper raises a question about one of the principal assumptions of some neo-Thomist approaches to divine action: that it is always inappropriate to conceive of God as one agent among others. To do so, it is claimed, is to reduce God's position from that of Creator to that of a creature. How...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electronic/Print Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Routledge
2015
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Theology and science
Ano: 2015, Volume: 13, Número: 3, Páginas: 345-353 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | NBC Deus NBF Cristologia |
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| Resumo: | This paper raises a question about one of the principal assumptions of some neo-Thomist approaches to divine action: that it is always inappropriate to conceive of God as one agent among others. To do so, it is claimed, is to reduce God's position from that of Creator to that of a creature. However, this seems an odd position to take in light of the Incarnation. I suggest that after the divine humility displayed in the Incarnation, conceiving God as one agent among others is not as theologically problematic as it is initially represented by some neo-Thomists. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6700 |
| Obras secundárias: | In: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2015.1053762 |