Introduction: Divine Attributes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11245-016-9414-z
Abstract: An earthworm feels the pleasant warmth of the African sun when a herd of elephants passes by. All of a sudden, it feels vibrations in the ground, a shadow falls upon it, and the temperature… read more here.
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A Better Argument for Tawḥīd?: Philosophical Discussions of Divine Attributes in the Sharḥ Al-ʿaqāid Tradition
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DOI: 10.1007/s11841-024-01018-w
Abstract: This study focuses on al-Taftāzānī’s discussion of the ontological status of divine attributes in his Sharḥ al-ʿAqāid and aims to demonstrate that al-Rāzī’s (d. 606/1210) reluctantly and ambiguously proposed formula that divine attributes are possible… read more here.
Keywords: ontological status; tradition; divine; attributes shar ... See more keywords
‘God could have not created’: critiquing (a) divine counterfactual predication
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DOI: 10.1017/s0036930625101403
Abstract: That God could have not created the world is a commonplace of Christian theology, often invoked to articulate the meaning of divine freedom. This essay argues that this counterfactual predication cannot be made consistent with… read more here.
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The birth of poetry from the music of disaster: divine violence in the poetry of Meir Wieseltier
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DOI: 10.1080/14725886.2018.1519992
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article explores the poetic and political-theological nexus of power, violence and sovereignty in Meir Wieseltier's work. No poet seems to have inserted himself quite so powerfully into the narrow crack between the authority… read more here.
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Divine Liars: Gods and Their Falsehoods in the Homeric Hymns
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DOI: 10.1086/727861
Abstract: This paper examines examples of lies performed by gods in the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite and the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, and demonstrates how these false assertions illustrate each god’s power and essential nature. This… read more here.
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Divine Manifestation in Perfect Power: Recognising the Spirit of Christ Crucified
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DOI: 10.1177/00211400251325863
Abstract: Many people question whether God cares for humans. This article considers two questions. First, what kind of divine care for humans is in question? Second, what explains the widespread failure among humans to recognise divine… read more here.
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Divine ambiguity: A philosophical inquiry into God’s uncertain decisions
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DOI: 10.4102/hts.v80i2.9850
Abstract: The debate surrounding the nature and attributes of God as presented in the Bible has garnered significant attention and critique from various philosophical perspectives like Friedrich Nietzsche, Bertrand Russell and David Hume. This philosophical critique… read more here.
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