OPEN THEISM: AN ORTHODOX RELIGION Open theism is a theological movement that develops within post evangelical and evangelical protestant Christianity as a response to certain ideas in relative to the formation of Christian theology and Greek philosophy. I concur with McCormack assessment. Open theism is a belief that God doesn’t exercise timid control of the universe instead He leaves it‚ open for human to make choices that are meaningful and that affect their bonding with others and God. Open
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The Creator copied this world‚ regardless of how its imperfections may appear to support otherwise‚ from an eternal‚ immutable‚ and perfect model. The Creator‚ or God‚ combined the elements of earth‚ air‚ fire‚ and water to create the universe and all within it. As this universe would be the only copy made‚ no additional material remained. With order considered perfection‚ the God turned a disorderly substance into an orderly sphere which would become the universe. Next‚ God created heaven and with
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A personal worldview is a combination of all you believe to be true‚ and what you believe becomes the driving force behind every emotion‚ decision and action. Therefore‚ it affects your response to every area of life: from philosophy to science‚ theology and anthropology to economics‚ law‚ and politics‚ art and social order— everything. Worldview is a mental model of reality. The book has many good points on worldview‚ it states worldview determines are values. The four questions of worldview are
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Holy Spirit The “Person” of the Holy Spirit Of the three “persons” to the concept of the Trinity‚ the Holy Spirit is often shrouded in more mystery than the other two. While the person of God the “Father” as the creator and sustainer of creation is well established in the scripture and the history of Judaism and Christianity‚ and while the person of Jesus the “Son” as an actual person in the course of human history is well documented in history and scripture‚ the person of the Holy Spirit
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Andrew Baker Corey Miller Phil-P 100 September 16‚ 2014 God’s existence The issue that I shall be addressing is whether a certain objection to a theistic explanation of God’s existence can be sustained. In this paper‚ the objection in question is advanced mostly by naturalists‚ and the thrust of it is that theists cannot provide a satisfactory account of God’s existence based on causality because occasional philosophical questions arise concerning the truth of the premises. After carefully setting
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question of God ’s gender in this article while ’made invalid ’ due to God ’s “otherhood” still pronounces the “male divine” being that ’God ’ even from a Christian viewpoint due to the Jewish patriarchal nature of the Old Testament being that Jewish Theology is heavy on male transcendence. Judaism sees patriarchy as the mandate of giving life and of making reality - women need the male to “be heavy with child”‚ to look after the family‚ to carry the line from generation to generation. Thompson however
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cause. Smith says that there is a logical contradiction between God being omnipotent and God being the first cause. The third person Dr. Kuhn interviewed was Alister McGrath‚ a scientist‚ biophysicist‚ a former atheist and a professor in historical theology at Oxford University. According to McGrath‚ one of the great things in modern science is the quest for a
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Schedule of Lectures for Theology 151:Christian Commitment Requirements and Grading System 1. Class Standing ( 4-5 Quizzes) 20% 2. Two Term Papers 10% 3. Mid-term (Oral) 30% 4. Final Oral Exam 40% =100% A 93-100 master of the subject‚ insights from the perspective of the whole book B+ 87-92 clear answers‚ correct answer and some insights from the books B 83-86 right answers but mainly taken from the lectures C+ 79-82 low understanding and doubtful of their answer C 75-78 vague
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with its impatient hate and violence) is the account of evolution. It s worth paying close attention to this section‚ which reveals Stevie Smith as a thoughtful Christian evolutionist. The jingly rhymed lines are packed with sophisticated modern theology. After running wild for centuries (or millennia)‚ primitive man‚ as the poem portrays him‚ becomes conscious at last of a need for warmth and inner peace: Sometimes I thought my heart would freeze‚ / And never know a moment s ease . Shortly afterward
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rendering it neither true nor false but quite literally meaningless. A detailed analysis of Descartes’ Meditations of First Philosophy in conjunction with Spinoza’s Ethics will help elucidate these claims. Before an analysis of Cartesian and Spinozan theology can occur‚ an understanding of each theory must first take place. The Cartesian proof of God is outlined in Meditation Three of the Meditations. Within this work Descartes suggests a causal argument for the existence of a supreme being. This argument
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