God is (Probably) a Cause among Causes: Why the Primary/Secondary Cause Distinction Doesn’t Help in Developing Non-interventionist Accounts of Special Divine Action

Several recent authors have suggested that much of the discussion on divine action is flawed since it presupposes that divine and human agency compete. Such authors advocate a re-appropriation of the Scholastic distinction between primary and secondary causation which, it is suggested, solves many p...

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Autore principale: Kittle, Simon (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Routledge 2022
In: Theology and science
Anno: 2022, Volume: 20, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 247-262
Notazioni IxTheo:AB Filosofia delle religioni
NBC Dio
Altre parole chiave:B Divine Action
B divine concurrence
B primary causation
B special divine action
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Riepilogo:Several recent authors have suggested that much of the discussion on divine action is flawed since it presupposes that divine and human agency compete. Such authors advocate a re-appropriation of the Scholastic distinction between primary and secondary causation which, it is suggested, solves many problems in the theology of divine action. This article critiques defences of the primary/secondary cause distinction based on appeals to analogical predication, and argues that, even assuming an adequate account of the primary/secondary cause distinction, the distinction provides no help in the development of non-interventionist accounts of special divine action.
ISSN:1474-6719
Comprende:Enthalten in: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2022.2057468