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Abrahamic reflections on randomness and providence / / edited by Kelly James Clark, Jeffrey Koperski
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910500588403321 |
| Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
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Is the God of Traditional Theism Logically Compatible with All the Evil in the World?
| Is the God of Traditional Theism Logically Compatible with All the Evil in the World? |
| Autore | Sterba James |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI Books, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (238 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Religion & beliefs |
| Soggetto non controllato |
moral evil
natural evil Free Will Defence laws of nature miracles James P. Sterba Sterba problem of evil John Hick divine intervention rights James Sterba existence of God theodicies ethical principles Mackie Plantinga logical evidential evil as privation of the good God's goodness concepts of God classical theism intervention permission deism compassion Wittgenstein grammar process philosophy theism ontological argument theodicy metaphysics free will defense Alvin Plantinga David Lewis Molinism Open Theism theological compatibilism Hugh McCann J.L. Mackie Thomas Aquinas Brian Davies divine obligations Richard Swinburne free will God moral morality evil good moral skepticism moral epistemology skeptical theism modal skepticism axiological skepticism ethics philosophy of religion horrendous evil incommensurate good optimal grace sanctification forgiveness Marilyn Adams William Hasker univocity thesis doctrine of divine transcendence horrendous evils compensatory response to the problem of evil Marilyn McCord Adams Karl Barth Duns Scotus logical argument from evil Mirandolian theodicy the sovereignty of humanity Dostoyevsky on evil relational conceptions of selfhood process theology process theodicy Charles Hartshorne |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910595073103321 |
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| Basel, : MDPI Books, 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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