1st Edition
Divine Intervention Metaphysical and Epistemological Puzzles
By Evan Fales
Copyright 2010
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study is a new look at the question of how God can act upon the world, and whether the world can affect God, examining contemporary work on the metaphysics of causation and laws of nature, and current work in the theory of knowledge and mysticism. It has been traditional to address such questions by appealing to God’s omnipotence and omniscience, but this book claims that this is useless... Read more
Preface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 How Does God Do Things? 3 Divine Governance and the Laws of Nature 4 Trouble With Time 5 Eternal God as Author of Nature 6 What Can God Know? 7 Healed Hearts, Inspired Minds 8 Mystical Revelations 9 Is Science a Mystic’s Friend? 10 Concluding Remarks Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Evan Fales is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa.
