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"The problem of God's action in the world is at the heart of debates today on the relationship between science and religion. By analysing the issue through the lens of analytic philosophy, Marek Slomka reveals how philosophy can successfully bridge science and theology to bring greater clarity to divine action. This book identifies essential aspects from various branches of theism, starting with traditional Thomistic approaches, through to their modified forms such as Molinism and contemporary varieties such as free-will theism and probabilistic theism. Analysing crucial elements of God's nature including omnipotence, omniscience, his relation to time and the tension between immanence and transcendence, Slomka reveals the difficulties in proposing a single conception of God through one theistic tradition. Instead of simplistically juxtaposing particular theistic trends, he highlights the value of pluralistic insights that also draw on important scientific theories, including Darwin's evolution, quantum mechanics and cosmology. By taking a renewed stance on theism that takes into account modern scientific knowledge, this book argues for a new presentation of the problem of God's action in the world and justifies the need for further discussion on contemporary manifestations of internal and external criticism of theism"--

Providence and government of God --- God --- Theism --- Religion and science

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"In biblischen Erzählungen und christlicher Tradition scheint ausgemacht, dass Gott die Welt aktiv regiert. Gleichzeitig fällt es vielen Menschen schwer, ihre Autonomieerfahrung und die Vorstellung von Gottes Eingreifen in den Weltverlauf zu vereinbaren. Wie kann diese Spannung überbrückt werden? Karl Barths 'Kirchliche Dogmatik' antwortet auf diese Frage. Die vorliegende Untersuchung erschließt diese Antwort in ihren situativen Kontexten und zeigt ihr Potenzial auf, um ausgehend von Barths Entwurf Impulse zu geben, wie Gottes Regieren in unserer Zeit verstanden werden kann." --

Providence and government of God --- Free will and determinism --- Religious aspects --- Christianity --- Barth, Karl,

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"The idea that God, understood as the most perfect being, must create the best possible world is often underacknowledged by contemporary theologians and philosophers of religion. This book clearly demonstrates the rationale for what Justin Daeley calls Theistic Optimism and interacts with the existing literature in order to highlight its limitations. While locating Theistic Optimism in the thought of Gottfried Leibniz, Daeley argues that Theistic Optimism is consistent with divine freedom, aseity, gratitude, and our typical modal intuitions. By offering plausible solutions to each of the criticisms levelled against Theistic Optimism, he also provides a vigorous and original defence against the charge that it deviates from the Christian tradition. Engaging with both the Christian tradition and contemporary theologians and philosophers, Why God Must Do What is Best positions the idea of Theistic Optimism firmly within the language of contemporary philosophy of religion"--

Theism --- Providence and government of God --- God --- Philosophical theology --- Goodness of God --- Philosophy --- Religion --- Atheism --- Misotheism --- Panentheism --- Goodness --- Attributes --- Providence and government --- Sovereignty --- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, --- Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm --- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm --- Theology, Philosophical --- Philosophy and religion --- Theology, Doctrinal --- Theism. --- Providence and government of God. --- Philosophical theology. --- Goodness. --- 21*01 --- 211.2 --- 211.2 Dieu: etre; definition; nature; surnaturel --- 211.2 God: wezen; definitie; natuur; bovennatuurlijk --- Dieu: etre; definition; nature; surnaturel --- God: wezen; definitie; natuur; bovennatuurlijk --- 21*01 Godsdienstfilosofie: christelijke religie: filosofisch en rationeel --- Godsdienstfilosofie: christelijke religie: filosofisch en rationeel

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At a time when biblical authority was under challenge from the Higher Criticism and evolutionary science, ‘what providence meant’ was the most keenly contested of questions. This book takes up the controversial subject of Dickens and religion, and offers a significant contribution to the interdisciplinary area of religion and literature. In a close study of major novels, it argues that networks of biblical allusion reveal the Judeo-Christian grand narrative as key to his development as a writer, and as the ontological ground on which he stands to appeal to ‘the conscience of a Christian people’. Engaging the biblical narrative in dialogue with other contemporary narratives that concern themselves with origins, destinations, and hermeneutic decipherments, the inimitable Dickens affirms the Bible’s still-active role in popular culture. The providential thinking of two twentieth-century theorists, Bakhtin and Ricoeur, sheds light on an exploration of Dickens’s narrative theology.

Bible and literature --- Religion and literature --- Providence and government of God in literature --- Dickens, Charles, --- Dickens, Charles --- Dikensi, Čʻarlz, --- Dickens, Karol, --- Dikens, Charlz, --- Ti-keng-ssu, --- Digengsi, --- Dikkens, Charlz, --- Dikensas, Čarlzas, --- Ṭikkan̲s, Cārls, --- Ṭikkan̲cu, Cārlacu, --- Ṭikkan̲s, Cārlas, --- Диккенс, Чарлз, --- דיקינס, צ׳רלס, --- דיקנס, ַ צ׳רלז --- דיקנס, טשרלס --- דיקנס, צ׳רלז, --- דיקנס, צ׳רלס --- דיקנס, צ׳רלס, --- דיקענס, טש --- דיקענס, טשארלז --- דיקענס, טשארלז, --- דיקענס, טש., --- דיקקענס, טשארלז --- טשרלס, דיקנס --- チャールズ.ディケンズ, --- 狄更斯查尔斯, --- Boz, --- Sparks, Timothy, --- Religion. --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Literature --- Literature and religion --- Literature and the Bible --- Moral and religious aspects