Divine Providence through Predictable Chance Events: A Problem for Non-Competitive Accounts of Divine Action

This article addresses the question, ‘How can divine providence be reconciled with statistically random events?’ To limit the scope of the article, I focus on one popular version of meticulous providence that relies upon the primary/secondary causation distinction, influentially defended by Kathryn...

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Main Author: Reeves, Josh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2024
In: International journal of systematic theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 294-313
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
NBC Doctrine of God
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