The mystery and agency of God: divine being and action in the world

"There are two philosophical commitments requisite to Christian belief: that God is the ultimate mystery and that God is present and active in the world. Attempting to avoid the trappings of a radical distantiation and the immanent collapse of God and world, Frank Kirkpatrick argues for a theor...

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Main Author: Kirkpatrick, Frank G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis Fortress 2014
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Summary:"There are two philosophical commitments requisite to Christian belief: that God is the ultimate mystery and that God is present and active in the world. Attempting to avoid the trappings of a radical distantiation and the immanent collapse of God and world, Frank Kirkpatrick argues for a theory of agency and action that preserves the mystery of God while providing a philosophically robust account of divine action in created time and space. Kirkpatrick proposes a way around the stalemates that have stymied thought on divine agency and enters into conversation with significant figures in systematic theology."...Publisher's website
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-160) and index
Physical Description:xvii, 163 S.
ISBN:9781451465730

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