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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Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
Язык: | Английский |
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Springer Netherlands
2014
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Sophia
Год: 2014, Том: 53, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 51-65 |
Другие ключевые слова: | 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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Итог: | 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 |
Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-013-0381-1 |