Concerning the Preservation of God’s Omnipotence

Numerous examples have been offered that purportedly show that God cannot be omnipotent. I argue that a common response to such examples (i.e., that failure to do the impossible does not indicate a lack of power) does not preserve God’s omnipotence in the face of some of these examples. I consider a...

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Main Author: Steinberg, Jesse R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2007
In: Sophia
Year: 2007, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-5
Further subjects:B Omnipotence
B Sin
B God
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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