Challenging the assumption that the concept of divine action is necessarily paradoxical, on the grounds that God is radically transcendent of finitude, or can perform only a master act of creating and sustaining the universe, Frank Kirkpatrick defends as philosophically credible the Christian conviction that God is a personal Agent who also acts in particular historical moments to further the divine intention of fostering universal community. Kirkpatrick claims that God and the world are distinct realities "together bound" in a mutual relationship of reciprocal historical action. In this relationship, God both acts upon and responds to human beings in specific moments in their history. The implications of this claim for understanding the biblical narrative, the problem of evil, cosmological theories, and the realism of Christian community are pursued.
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"Kirkpatrick lays fundamental theological foundations for Christian community....Essential reading."--Living Church
"The text is well written and interspersed with a great many sub-headings which give the reader a feeling that he is in safe hands."--Expository Times
"A clear, and stimulating, defence of divine action."--Theology
"Kirkpatrick's book is written for scholars, but it will be of interest to students and laypersons as well."--Theology Today
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Frank G. Kirkpatrick is at Trinity College.
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Together Bound, New York, Refining the Concept of God, The Supreme Historical Agent, Refining Dualism, Alternative Views of God, The Credibility of Biblical Claims, Edward Pols, Red Sea, Van Inwagen, Situating Our Knowledge of God, Cornell University Press, Oxford University Press, Paul Tillich, New Essays, Milton Munitz, Notre Dame, Austin Farrer, Paul Davies, Jesus God, Agent God, Georg Henrik von Wright, Michael Goldberg, University of California Press, Random House Browse Sample Pages:
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mutual heterocentrism, causal infrastructure, explanatory ultimacy, ontological context, unifying intention, overarching intention, mutual community, biblical claims, finite realm Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Together Bound, New York, Refining the Concept of God, The Supreme Historical Agent, Refining Dualism, Alternative Views of God, The Credibility of Biblical Claims, Edward Pols, Red Sea, Van Inwagen, Situating Our Knowledge of God, Cornell University Press, Oxford University Press, Paul Tillich, New Essays, Milton Munitz, Notre Dame, Austin Farrer, Paul Davies, Jesus God, Agent God, Georg Henrik von Wright, Michael Goldberg, University of California Press, Random House Browse Sample Pages:
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- A Moral Ontology for a Theistic Ethic: Gathering the Nations in Love and Justice (Heythrop Studies in Contemporary Philosophy, Religion, and Theology) ... Philosophy, Religion, and Theology) by Frank G. Kirkpatrick in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Contemporary Buddhist Ethics (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism) by Damien Keown on page 36
- Contemporary Buddhist Ethics (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism) by Damien Keown on page 36
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