Abrahamic reflections on randomness and providence / / edited by Kelly James Clark, Jeffrey Koperski |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 pages) |
Disciplina | 231.5 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ClarkKelly James
KoperskiJeffrey |
Soggetto topico |
Providence and government of God - Christianity
Providence and government of God - Islam Providence and government of God - Judaism Comparative religion Philosophy of religion Christian theology |
Soggetto non controllato |
Molinism
Thomism Creatio Continua Arthur Peacocke Philip Clayton Open Access |
ISBN | 3-030-75797-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Randomness and Providence: Is God a Bowler or a Curler? -- 1.1 How Does God Do It? -- 1.2 The Bible Tells Me So -- 1.3 Modern Science -- 1.4 Is God a Bowler or a Curler? -- 1.5 Randomness and Providence -- 1.6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part II: The Problem(s) Stated -- Chapter 2: The Many Faces of Randomness -- 2.1 No Single Definition -- 2.2 Purpose -- 2.3 Probability and Statistics -- 2.4 Physics -- 2.4.1 Statistical Mechanics -- 2.4.2 Chaos Theory -- 2.4.3 Instability and Singular Points
2.4.4 Norton's Dome -- 2.4.5 Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking -- 2.4.6 Quantum Mechanics -- 2.5 Biology -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Randomness and Providence: Defining the Problem(s) -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Ontological Randomness -- 3.2.1 Randomness as Indeterminism -- 3.2.2 Randomness as Purposelessness -- 3.3 Divine Providence -- 3.3.1 Super Meticulous Providence -- 3.3.2 Meticulous Providence -- 3.3.3 General Providence -- 3.4 The Problems -- 3.4.1 Power -- 3.4.2 Knowledge -- 3.4.3 Goodness -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part III: Science -- Chapter 4: Randomness in the Cosmos 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 What Is Randomness? -- 4.3 Randomness in the Early Universe -- Galaxy Formation -- 4.4 Randomness and Chaos in the Formation of the Solar System -- 4.5 Stability of the Planetary System -- 4.6 Formation of the Moon -- 4.7 Randomness in the Bombardment of the Earth by Meteoroids -- 4.8 Randomness in the Sun's Activity -- 4.9 Randomness, Order in the World, and Divine Providence -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Randomness, Providence, and the Multiverse -- 5.1 The Indifferent Universe of Materialism -- 5.2 General and Special Providence 5.3 Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Life? -- 5.4 Debates on Fine-Tuning -- 5.5 The Cost of Each Option -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: Can a Muslim be an Evolutionist? -- 6.1 Religious Authority -- 6.2 Creation: Processive or Instantaneous Creation? -- 6.3 Creation in Six Stages (Days) -- 6.4 Creation of Man from Clay -- 6.5 Human Dignity, Common Ancestry -- 6.6 Nafsi Wahida: Descent from Adam and Eve? -- 6.7 Theological Agnosticism -- 6.8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7: Chance, Evolution, and the Metaphysical Implications of Paleontological Practice -- 7.1 Evolutionary Metanarratives 7.2 Chance and Contingency Versus Convergence and Predictability in the History of Life -- 7.2.1 Contingency -- 7.2.2 Convergence -- 7.2.3 Contemporary Coda -- 7.3 Chance and Selection in the Fossil Record: Successful Paleontological Practices -- 7.4 Potential Implications for Divine Providence? -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part IV: The Abrahamic Faiths -- Chapter 8: Judaism and Providence -- 8.1 The Basics of Judaism -- 8.2 Providence and Randomness -- 8.3 The Question of Providence and Five Answers -- 8.3.1 Answer 1: Particular Providence Over Everything -- 8.3.2 Answer 2: Particular Providence Over People Only |
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Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Brothers estranged [[electronic resource] ] : heresy, Christianity, and Jewish identity in late antiquity / / Adiel Schremer |
Autore | Schremer Adiel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 296.09/015 |
Soggetto topico |
Heresy in rabbinical literature
Rabbinical literature - History and criticism Jewish heretics Providence and government of God - Judaism Judaism - Relations - Christianity Christianity and other religions - Judaism Judaism - History - Talmudic period, 10-425 Solidarity - Religious aspects - Judaism Faith (Judaism) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-977728-4
0-19-972617-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "Where is their God?" : destruction, defeat, and identity crisis -- Conceptualizing minut : the denial of God and the renunciation of his people -- Laws of minim -- Becoming minut : labeling the early Christians as minim -- Christian belief and rabbinic faith -- Significant brothers -- Conclusion: A different perspective. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466107103321 |
Schremer Adiel | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Brothers estranged [[electronic resource] ] : heresy, Christianity, and Jewish identity in late antiquity / / Adiel Schremer |
Autore | Schremer Adiel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 296.09/015 |
Soggetto topico |
Heresy in rabbinical literature
Rabbinical literature - History and criticism Jewish heretics Providence and government of God - Judaism Judaism - Relations - Christianity Christianity and other religions - Judaism Judaism - History - Talmudic period, 10-425 Solidarity - Religious aspects - Judaism Faith (Judaism) |
ISBN |
0-19-045248-X
0-19-977728-4 0-19-972617-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "Where is their God?" : destruction, defeat, and identity crisis -- Conceptualizing minut : the denial of God and the renunciation of his people -- Laws of minim -- Becoming minut : labeling the early Christians as minim -- Christian belief and rabbinic faith -- Significant brothers -- Conclusion: A different perspective. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798247403321 |
Schremer Adiel | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Brothers estranged : heresy, Christianity, and Jewish identity in late antiquity / / Adiel Schremer |
Autore | Schremer Adiel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina |
296.09/015
296.09015 |
Soggetto topico |
Heresy in rabbinical literature
Rabbinical literature - History and criticism Jewish heretics Providence and government of God - Judaism Judaism - Relations - Christianity Christianity and other religions - Judaism Judaism - History - Talmudic period, 10-425 Solidarity - Religious aspects - Judaism Faith (Judaism) |
ISBN |
0-19-045248-X
0-19-977728-4 0-19-972617-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "Where is their God?" : destruction, defeat, and identity crisis -- Conceptualizing minut : the denial of God and the renunciation of his people -- Laws of minim -- Becoming minut : labeling the early Christians as minim -- Christian belief and rabbinic faith -- Significant brothers -- Conclusion: A different perspective. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809934803321 |
Schremer Adiel | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A sermon preached before the king at St. James's. October 13. 1695 [[electronic resource] /] / by Edward Pelling ... Published by His Majesty's special command |
Autore | Pelling Edward <d. 1718.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Printed for W. Rogers ..., MDCXCV [1695] |
Descrizione fisica | [2], 24 p |
Soggetto topico |
Providence and government of God - Judaism
Sermons, English - 17th century |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996386942203316 |
Pelling Edward <d. 1718.> | ||
London, : Printed for W. Rogers ..., MDCXCV [1695] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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