LEADER 03616 am 22006613u 450 001 9910357818803321 005 20230621135720.0 010 $a0-429-63958-9 010 $a0-429-02911-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780429029110 035 $a(CKB)4100000009930658 035 $a(OAPEN)1006511 035 $a(OCoLC)1123184033 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1123184033 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9780429029110 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37690 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009930658 100 $a20190919d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDivine action, determinism, and the laws of nature /$fJeffrey Koperski 210 $cTaylor & Francis$d2020 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, NY :$cRoutledge,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (160 pages) $ccharts; digital file(s) 311 08$aPrint version: 9780367139001 0367139006 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPhilosophy and divine action -- Mapping the terrain -- Nonviolation, quantum mechanics, and chaos -- A brief history of the laws of nature -- Philosophy of science and the laws of nature -- Determinisms -- Neoclassical special divine action -- Four objections. 330 $a"A longstanding question at the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology is how God might act, or not, when governing the universe. Many believe that determinism would prevent God from acting at all, since to do so would require violating the laws of nature. However, when a robust view of these laws is coupled with the kind of determinism now used in dynamics, a new model of divine action emerges. This book presents a new approach to divine action beyond the current focus on quantum mechanics and esoteric gaps in the causal order. It bases this approach on two general points. First, that there are laws of nature is not merely a metaphor. Second, laws and physical determinism are now understood in mathematically precise ways that have important implications for metaphysics. The explication of these two claims shows not only that nonviolationist divine action is possible, but there is considerably more freedom available for God to act than current models allow. By bringing a philosophical perspective to an issue often dominated by theologians and scientists, this text redresses an imbalance in the discussion around divine action. It will, therefore, be of keen interest to scholars of Philosophy and Religion, the Philosophy of Science, and Theology"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aProvidence and government of God$xChristianity 606 $aDeterminism (Philosophy) 606 $aReligion and science 606 $aHistory of Western philosophy$2bicssc 606 $aPhilosophy of religion$2bicssc 606 $aTheology$2bicssc 610 $aAction 610 $aDeterminism 610 $aDivine 610 $aJeffrey 610 $aKoperski 610 $aLaws 610 $aNature 615 0$aProvidence and government of God$xChristianity. 615 0$aDeterminism (Philosophy) 615 0$aReligion and science. 615 7$aHistory of Western philosophy 615 7$aPhilosophy of religion 615 7$aTheology 676 $a231.5 700 $aKoperski$b Jeffrey$0925009 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910357818803321 996 $aDivine action, determinism, and the laws of nature$92076142 997 $aUNINA