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God and the Processes of Reality Foundations of a Credible Theism

248 Pages

by Routledge

248 Pages

by Routledge

248 Pages

by Routledge

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Can belief in God be rational? David A. Pailin identifies the reasons behind this questioning of theistic faith in his book God and the Processes of Reality (originally published in 1989) and demonstrates how the supposed incoherences in the concept of God are due to the generalization of partial insights. He establishes the basic character of the concept of God, and examines the nature of the... Read more

1. The problem of God today 2. The concept of God: demands and difficulties 3. God, metaphysics, and process thought 4. The dipolar structure of the concept of God 5. Panentheism 6. God as perfect and personal 7. God and creation: cosmogenesis 8. God and creation: evolution 9. God and history 10. God and human being: the act of God 11. God and human being: the significance of the human

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Biography

David A. Pailin was Professor Emeritus of Religions and Theology at the University of Manchester, UK.

Critics' Reviews

Review of the first publication:

“For those who find the pronouncements of process theology often elusive and impenetrable David Pailin’s [book] will provide a remarkably clear exposition of its central themes.”

— Scottish Journal of Theology, 1993

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