Divine hiddenness and creaturely resentment

On Schellenberg’s formulation of the problem of divine hiddenness, a loving God would ensure that anyone capable of having a relationship with Him, and not resisting it, would be granted sufficient evidence to make belief in God rationally indubitable. And He would do this by granting a powerful rel...

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Main Author: Dumsday, Travis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Nature B. V 2012
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 72, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-51
Further subjects:B Theism
B Divine Hiddenness
B Theodicy
B Christianity
B Schellenberg
B God
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Summary:On Schellenberg’s formulation of the problem of divine hiddenness, a loving God would ensure that anyone capable of having a relationship with Him, and not resisting it, would be granted sufficient evidence to make belief in God rationally indubitable. And He would do this by granting a powerful religious experience to every person at the moment he or she reaches the age of reason. Here I lay out a new reason why God might delay revelation of himself, justifiably allowing for some nonresistant nonbelief.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-012-9338-5