Divine Providence and human agency : trinity, creation and freedom /
Alexander S. Jensen.
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Process Theism: The Immanence of God in a Changing World; A Hermeneutical Theology; 2 God's Transcendence and Eternity; Early Discussions; Ancient and Mediaeval Debates; Divine Eternity and Transcendence in Modern Theology; Transcendence, Immanence and the Divine Persons; 3 Divine Omnipotence and Human Freedom; The Classical View; Early Modern Debates; Modern Debates; Providence and the Liberty of the Will; 4 Divine Activity in Creation; Biblical Images and Early Church; Middle Ages; Current Approaches. Divine Causality Beyond the Creaturely CausalityDivine Activity and Creation; 5 A Cruciform Universe; Changing Attitudes Towards Evil and Suffering; Divine Responsibility; God and Evil; O Happy Fault; 6 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Divine Providence and Human Agency develops an understanding of God and God's relation to creation that perceives God as sovereign over creation while, at the same time, allowing for a meaningful notion of human freedom. This book provides a bridge between contemporary approaches that emphasise human freedom, such as process theology and those influenced by it, and traditional theologies that stress divine omnipotence. This volume offers an important contribution to the debate of the doctrine of God in the context of an evolutionary universe.
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