Classical and revisionary theism on the divine as personal: a rapprochement?

To claim that the divine is a person or personal is, according to Swinburne, 'the most elementary claim of theism' ( The coherence of theism, , p. 101). I argue that, whether the classical theist's concept of the divine as a person or personal is construed as an analogy or a metaphor,...

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Main Author: Burns, Elizabeth 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Nature B. V 2015
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 78, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-165
Further subjects:B Theology
B Divine personhood
B Jesus Christ Divinity
B Theism
B God (Christianity)
B Revisionary theism
B Gender-neutral pronoun
B Religion
B Analogy
B divine agency
B Metaphor
B Philosophy
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Summary:To claim that the divine is a person or personal is, according to Swinburne, 'the most elementary claim of theism' ( The coherence of theism, , p. 101). I argue that, whether the classical theist's concept of the divine as a person or personal is construed as an analogy or a metaphor, or a combination of the two, analysis necessitates qualification of that concept such that any differences between the classical theist's concept of the divine as a person or personal and revisionary interpretations of that concept are merely superficial. Thus, either the classical theist has more in common with revisionary theism than he/she might care to admit, or classical theism is a multi-faceted position which encompasses interpretations which some might regard as revisionist. This article also explores and employs the use of a gender-neutral pronoun in talk about God.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-014-9500-3