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Philosophy, Science and Divine Action

Author : Fount LeRon Shults
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004177876
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy, Science and Divine Action written by Fount LeRon Shults and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important and controversial themes in the contemporary dialogue among scientists and Christian theologians is the issue of "divine action" in the world. This volume brings together contributions from leading scholars on this topic, which emerged out of the Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action project, co-sponsored by the Vatican Observatory and the Center for Theology and Natural Science. This multi-year collaboration involved over 50 authors meeting at five international conferences. The essays collected here demonstrate the pervasive role of philosophy in this dialogue.

Unlocking Divine Action

Author : Michael J. Dodds
Publisher : CUA Press
ISBN 13 : 0813219892
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Unlocking Divine Action written by Michael J. Dodds and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a sustained account of how the thought of Aquinas may be used in conjunction with contemporary science to deepen our understanding of divine action and address such issues as creation, providence, prayer, and miracles.

Divine Action and Modern Science

Author : Nicholas Saunders
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521524162
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (241 download)

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Download or read book Divine Action and Modern Science written by Nicholas Saunders and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical critique of current attempts to reconcile natural sciences with the concept of divine action.

Divine Action and Natural Selection

Author : Joseph Seckbach
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812834338
Total Pages : 1122 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Divine Action and Natural Selection written by Joseph Seckbach and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debate between divine action, or faith, and natural selection, or science, is garnering tremendous interest. This book ventures well beyond the usual, contrasting American Protestant and atheistic points of view, and also includes the perspectives of Jews, Muslims, and Roman Catholics. It contains arguments from the various proponents of intelligent design, creationism, and Darwinism, and also covers the sensitive issue of how to incorporate evolution into the secondary school biology curriculum. Comprising contributions from prominent, award-winning authors, the book also contains dialogs following each chapter to provide extra stimulus to the readers and a full picture of this ?hot? topic, which delves into the fundamentals of science and religion.

Quantum Mechanics

Author : Robert J. Russell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Mechanics written by Robert J. Russell and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantum Mechanics, a collection of fifteen essays, explores the creative interaction among quantum physics, philosophy, and theology. This fine collection presents the results of the fifth international research conference co-sponsored by the Vatican Observatory, Rome, and the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, Berkeley. The overarching goal of these conferences is to support the engagement of constructive theology with the natural sciences and to investigate the philosophical and theological elements in ongoing theoretical research in the natural sciences. In the first section of this collection, contributors examine scientific and historical context. Section two features essays covering a wide range of philosophical interpretations of quantum mechanics. The final set of essays explores the theological implications of quantum theory. Abner Shimony, Raymond Y. Chiao, Michael Berry, Ernan McMullin, William R. Stoeger, S.J., James T. Cushing, Jeremy Butterfield, Michael Redhead, Chris Clarke, John Polkinghorne, Michael Heller, Philip Clayton, Thomas F. Tracy, George F.R. Ellis, and Robert John Russell all contributed essays to this volume.

Divine Action and Emergence

Author : Mariusz Tabaczek
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN 13 : 0268108765
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (681 download)

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Download or read book Divine Action and Emergence written by Mariusz Tabaczek and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divine Action and Emergence puts the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition in conversation with current philosophy and theology. As a middle path between classical theism and pantheism, the panentheistic turn in the twentieth century has been described as a “quiet revolution.” Today, in fact, many theologians hold that the world is “in” God (who, at the same time, is more than the world). Panentheism has been especially influential in the dialogue between theology and the natural sciences. Many have seen panentheism as compatible with emergentism, and thus have brought the two together in developing models of divine action that do not abrogate the regularities of processes of the natural world. In Divine Action and Emergence, Mariusz Tabaczek argues that, as inspiring and intriguing as emergentist panentheism is, it requires deeper examination. He begins by looking at the wonder of emergence (which calls into question the overly reductionist attitude in natural science) and by reflecting philosophically on emergence theory in light of classical and new Aristotelianism. Moving in a theological direction, Tabaczek then offers a critical evaluation of emergentist panentheism and a constructive proposal for how to reinterpret the idea of divine action as inspired by the theory of emergence with reference to the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic understanding of God’s action in the universe. Through a unique interdisciplinary approach that puts theology and the natural sciences into a dialogue through philosophy, Divine Action and Emergence offers a comprehensive evaluation of panentheism. It then puts forward an original reinterpretation of emergence theory, thus setting forth a constructive proposal for reinterpreting the concept of divine action that is currently espoused by emergence theory. It will appeal to scholars of theology and philosophy, those who work in the area of theology and science, those interested in emergence theory or panentheism, and finally those who are interested in the dialogue between the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition and contemporary philosophy and theology.

Divine Action and the Human Mind

Author : Sarah Lane Ritchie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108476511
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Divine Action and the Human Mind written by Sarah Lane Ritchie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges theological models of divine action that locate God's activity in human mind. Emphasizes God's relationship with all of nature.

Divine Action, Determinism, and the Laws of Nature

Author : Jeffrey Koperski
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429639589
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Divine Action, Determinism, and the Laws of Nature written by Jeffrey Koperski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A longstanding question at the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology is how God might act, or not, when governing the universe. Many believe that determinism would prevent God from acting at all, since to do so would require violating the laws of nature. However, when a robust view of these laws is coupled with the kind of determinism now used in dynamics, a new model of divine action emerges. This book presents a new approach to divine action beyond the current focus on quantum mechanics and esoteric gaps in the causal order. It bases this approach on two general points. First, that there are laws of nature is not merely a metaphor. Second, laws and physical determinism are now understood in mathematically precise ways that have important implications for metaphysics. The explication of these two claims shows not only that nonviolationist divine action is possible, but there is considerably more freedom available for God to act than current models allow. By bringing a philosophical perspective to an issue often dominated by theologians and scientists, this text redresses an imbalance in the discussion around divine action. It will, therefore, be of keen interest to scholars of Philosophy and Religion, the Philosophy of Science, and Theology.

God's Action in the World

Author : Marek Slomka
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350180408
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book God's Action in the World written by Marek Slomka and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem of God's action in the world is at the heart of debates today on the relationship between science and religion. By analysing the issue through the lens of analytic philosophy, Marek Slomka reveals how philosophy can successfully bridge science and theology to bring greater clarity to divine action. This book identifies essential aspects from various branches of theism, starting with traditional Thomistic approaches, through to their modified forms such as Molinism and contemporary varieties such as free-will theism and probabilistic theism. Analysing crucial elements of God's nature including omnipotence, omniscience, his relation to time and the tension between immanence and transcendence, Slomka reveals the difficulties in proposing a single conception of God through one theistic tradition. Instead of simplistically juxtaposing particular theistic trends, he highlights the value of pluralistic insights that also draw on important scientific theories, including Darwin's evolution, quantum mechanics and cosmology. By taking a renewed stance on theism that takes into account modern scientific knowledge, Slomka argues for a new presentation of the problem of God's action in the world.

Divine Action

Author : Keith Ward
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780005992050
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Divine Action written by Keith Ward and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1990 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Divine Action, Determinism, and the Laws of Nature

Author : Jeffrey Koperski
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042964275X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Divine Action, Determinism, and the Laws of Nature written by Jeffrey Koperski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A longstanding question at the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology is how God might act, or not, when governing the universe. Many believe that determinism would prevent God from acting at all, since to do so would require violating the laws of nature. However, when a robust view of these laws is coupled with the kind of determinism now used in dynamics, a new model of divine action emerges. This book presents a new approach to divine action beyond the current focus on quantum mechanics and esoteric gaps in the causal order. It bases this approach on two general points. First, that there are laws of nature is not merely a metaphor. Second, laws and physical determinism are now understood in mathematically precise ways that have important implications for metaphysics. The explication of these two claims shows not only that nonviolationist divine action is possible, but there is considerably more freedom available for God to act than current models allow. By bringing a philosophical perspective to an issue often dominated by theologians and scientists, this text redresses an imbalance in the discussion around divine action. It will, therefore, be of keen interest to scholars of Philosophy and Religion, the Philosophy of Science, and Theology.

Providence and Science in a World of Contingency

Author : Ignacio Silva
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000437418
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Providence and Science in a World of Contingency written by Ignacio Silva and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providence and Science in a World of Contingency offers a novel assessment of the contemporary debate over divine providential action and the natural sciences, suggesting a re-consideration of Thomas Aquinas’ metaphysical doctrine of providence coupled with his account of natural contingency. By looking at the history of debates over providence and nature, the volume provides a set of criteria to evaluate providential divine action models, challenging the underlying, theologically contentious assumptions of current discussions on divine providential action. Such assumptions include that God needs causally open spaces in the created world in order to act in it providentially, and the unfitting conclusion that, if this is the case, then God is assumed to act as another cause among causes. In response to these shortcomings, the book presents a comprehensive account of Aquinas’ metaphysics of natural causation, contingency, and their relation to divine providence. It offers a fresh and bold metaphysical narrative, based on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, which appreciates the relation between divine providence and natural contingency.

Adventures in the Spirit

Author : Philip Clayton
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1451416040
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Adventures in the Spirit written by Philip Clayton and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Adventures in the Spirit, respected and influential theologian Philip Clayton argues that two major intellectual movements of our day-panentheism and emergence-are converging and that together they offer exciting new vistas for theological reflection. On the one hand, over the last decades many theologians have been re-conceiving the God-world relation panentheistically, affirming a radical indwelling of God within the world and the world within God. On the other hand, scientists have begun to abandon the reductionist ideology that characterized much of the modern period, with a new emphasis on emergence. Their study of how new, novel structures and entities arise throughout the evolutionary process yields a much more open-ended, holistic vision of reality, Clayton argues.

Divine Action

Author : Keith Ward
Publisher : Templeton Press
ISBN 13 : 9781599471303
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Divine Action written by Keith Ward and published by Templeton Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Divine Action, Keith Ward, a philosopher, theologian, and scholar, examines the role of Divine operation and Divine providence in a world of scientific law and intelligibility. Defending the Christian doctrine of the incarnation, Ward is equally concerned with the "big questions" in science and religion-those concerning existence, purpose, and inner process. He reflects on the recent resurgence of naturalism in philosophy alongside an analysis of freedom and necessity, the origins of suffering, constraints of creation, prayer as participation in Divine action, miracles as epiphanies of the spirit, Divine nature and human nature, and redemption. With rigorous scientific research and scholarship and attention to faith traditions in addition to Christianity, Keith Ward presents an intellectual counterpoint to today's antispirituality arguments. In studying what is involved in the idea of creation and particular Divine actions, he offers a rationale for Divine operation as a continuous conversation in the natural world. Book jacket.

Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action

Author : Robert J. Russell
Publisher : Libreria Editrice Vaticana
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action written by Robert J. Russell and published by Libreria Editrice Vaticana. This book was released on 2008 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action is a collection of essays assessing the series of the same name, which advances the engagement of constructive theology with the natural sciences.

Chaos, Complexity, and God

Author : Taede A. Smedes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789042915213
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Chaos, Complexity, and God written by Taede A. Smedes and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Christian theology, the belief that God is actively involved in earthly affairs is fundamental. Yet it is challenged by the contemporary scientific worldview. The author of this study argues that the current problems with divine action are a consequence of a culturally embedded and tacit scientism according to which science is authoritative in many areas of everyday life, including theology. This study focuses on theological models that use chaos theory (John Polkinghorne) and theories of self-organizing systems (Arthur Peacocke) to speak about divine action. These models are analyzed and critically assessed. The author concludes that they are problematic, since they do not take sufficiently into account that there is a difference between scientific and religious language. Speaking about divine action in scientific terms rests on a category mistake resulting from scientistic presuppositions. The author also points to alternative possibilities of talking about divine action that take serious the logic of religious language.

Special Divine Action

Author : Paul Gwynne
Publisher : Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Special Divine Action written by Paul Gwynne and published by Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana. This book was released on 1996 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of special divine action -namely, that God acts in special ways at particular times and places in history- is one of the most fundamental presuppositions of the Christian faith. It is presumed in a wide range of beliefs on such matters as special revelation, incarnation, resurrection, petitionary prayer, particular providence and miracles. Yet it has come under serious criticism in recent times, especially with the rise of the natural sciences. This study examines the coherence and credibility of the concept as it emerges from the philosophical and theological debates of the last thirty years.