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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Main Author: Holmes, Christopher R. J. 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2022
In: Pro ecclesia
Year: 2022, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 196-207
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Barth, Karl 1886-1968 / Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274 / God / Providence
IxTheo Classification:KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NBC Doctrine of God
Further subjects:B Webster
B Creatureliness
B Providence
B Aquinas
B Barth
B Causality
B God
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Summary: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
Contains:Enthalten in: Pro ecclesia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/10638512221084242