God: A Brief History with a Cognitive Explanation of the Concept
The Christian concept of 'God' names a category with surprisingly heterogeneous contents. In the Old Testament traditions God is an anthropomorphic agent; in Christian theology God often appears as a personalized metaphysical principle; philosophers of religion try to find the inherent rat...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2005
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Temenos
Year: 2005, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-128 |
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Summary: | The Christian concept of 'God' names a category with surprisingly heterogeneous contents. In the Old Testament traditions God is an anthropomorphic agent; in Christian theology God often appears as a personalized metaphysical principle; philosophers of religion try to find the inherent rationality of this concept; finally, some natural scientists regard God as the "intelligent designer" of the world. What is common to all these ideas, covering a time span of about 2,500 years, is that representations of God are triggered by the perception of order and control in the world. |
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ISSN: | 2342-7256 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Temenos
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.33356/temenos.4803 |