Divine Hiddenness and Divine Humility
If God exists, and if our ultimate well-being depends on having a positive relationship with Him (which requires as a first step that we believe He exists), why doesn't He make sure that we all believe in Him? Why doesn't He make His existence obvious? This traditional theological question...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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Springer Netherlands
2014
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Στο/Στη: |
Sophia
Έτος: 2014, Τόμος: 53, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 51-65 |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Theology
B Divine Hiddenness B Humility B Atheism B Michael B Virtue B John B Schellenberg B God B Rea |
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Σύνοψη: | If God exists, and if our ultimate well-being depends on having a positive relationship with Him (which requires as a first step that we believe He exists), why doesn't He make sure that we all believe in Him? Why doesn't He make His existence obvious? This traditional theological question is today much-used as an argument for atheism. In this paper I argue that the answer may have something to do with God's character, specifically God's humility. |
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ISSN: | 1873-930X |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-013-0381-1 |