Philosophical Essays on Divine Causation

Name: Philosophical Essays on Divine Causation
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Philosophical Essays on Divine CausationAuthor(s): Gregory Ganssle\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367334697, 978-0367334697\nSynopsis\nThis book discusses various aspects of Gods causal activity. Traditional theology has long held that God acts in the world and interrupts the normal course of events by performing special acts. Although the tradition is unified in affirming that God does create, conserve, and act, there is much disagreement about the details of divine activity. The chapters in this book fruitfully explore these disagreements about divine causation.\n\nThe chapters are divided into two sections. The first explores historical views of divine causal activity from the Pre-Socratics to Hume. The second section addresses a variety of contemporary issues related to Gods causal activity. These chapters include defenses of the possibility of special acts of God, proposals of models of divine causation, a.