Chance and Necessity, Providence and God

This article addresses the issue of difficulties raised by process theology for the traditional understanding of God. Far from new, the issues raised by process thinkers were not unknown to past thinkers, such as Aquinas, who dealt adequately with them. The author argues that the classical view of G...

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Main Author: Ormerod, Neil 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2005
In: Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2005, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 263-278
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Summary:This article addresses the issue of difficulties raised by process theology for the traditional understanding of God. Far from new, the issues raised by process thinkers were not unknown to past thinkers, such as Aquinas, who dealt adequately with them. The author argues that the classical view of God, more recently expressed by Lonegran in a more modern idiom, is more in accordance with contemporary scientific thinking on space, time, and matter, than the view of its detractors.
ISSN:1752-4989
Contains:Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002114000507000305