Does God Play Dice? A Response to Niels H. Gregersen, “The Idea of Creation and the Theory of Autopoietic Processes”

The idea that the Creator has a plan for creation is deeply rooted in the Christian notion of Providence. This notion seems to suggest that the history of creation must be the execution of the providential plan of God. Such an understanding of divine providence expects science to confirm that cosmic...

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Main Author: Brun, Rudolf B. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Open Library of Humanities$s2024- 1999
In: Zygon
Year: 1999, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-100
Further subjects:B Christian doctrine of Creation
B Process theology
B Tradition
B Science
B Religion
B Evolution
B Christianity
B Orthodoxy
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