The Shape of God's Providence: Some Reflections in Dialogue with Barth and Thomas

The Christian doctrine of providence involves God, but in what way? In this article, I engage in a broad comparative and reflective exercise on the theological function of providence, drawing primarily upon the insights of Karl Barth and Thomas Aquinas and, to a lesser extent, those of John Webster....

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Autore principale: Holmes, Christopher R. J. 1974- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: 2022
In: Pro ecclesia
Anno: 2022, Volume: 31, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 196-207
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Barth, Karl 1886-1968 / Thomas, von Aquin, Heiliger 1225-1274 / Dio / Provvidenza
Notazioni IxTheo:KAE Pieno Medioevo
KAJ Età contemporanea
NBC Dio
Altre parole chiave:B Webster
B Creatureliness
B Providence
B Aquinas
B Barth
B Causality
B God
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Riepilogo:The Christian doctrine of providence involves God, but in what way? In this article, I engage in a broad comparative and reflective exercise on the theological function of providence, drawing primarily upon the insights of Karl Barth and Thomas Aquinas and, to a lesser extent, those of John Webster. I show their broad agreement with respect to the nature of divine causality as well as the metaphysics of creatureliness, advancing a truly theocentric account of this key Christian doctrine.
ISSN:2631-8334
Comprende:Enthalten in: Pro ecclesia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/10638512221084242