Philosophical approaches in theology and relationship between philosophy and faith.
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What is a “non-theistic” Christian?
The comments to this response suggest that there is such a thing as a Christian who does not believe in God. To me, that is rather contradictory, sort of like social networking without all of the ...
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What is the status of “The Will to Believe” among contemporary philosophers?
My own conversion experience agrees with William James' "Will to Believe" philosophy. To put it briefly, here's a snippet from Wikipedia:
""The Will to Believe" is a lecture by William James, ...
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What is God's shape or form?
How do we describe God? Does He have a shape or form? Is He human-like, a light, or something else? Does He have a shape? What does Christianity say about it?
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Is Set Theory anti-Christian?
I read this article entitled "What do Christian fundamentalists have against set theory" and was shocked since I grew up (Grade 1 - 8) in several (what could be described as) ...
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Any philosphers arguing that the Christian worldview is the most rational?
I have seen life at either extreme, first as a Hindu, with a sort of blind faith in general religiosity, and later as an atheist, with a blind faith in knowledge obtained through the senses alone. I ...
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Lutheranism, Has God ordained all things?
According to the Westminster Confession of Faith God has, in some way, ordained everything that comes to pass.
I. God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, ...
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Are all things possible with God?
Every Christian knows the saying that "With God all things are possible." But is this actually a fact?
I listened recently to a speaker, who said, that God cannot come in contact with anything ...
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Is the existence of God self-evident?
Please support any answer primarily with biblical support and also, if you wish, the writing of a reputed theologian or philosopher.
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Are there any accidents (philosophical term) in God?
Accident being defined as an attribute or property contingent upon the existence of something else, from the Latin word accidēns, or the Greek word συμβεβηκός (symbebēkos). Do accidents exist in God?
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What is the difference between the Eastern and Western views of the one essence/substance of the Godhead?
The philosophical metaphysics used by the Eastern and Western church's seem to be heavily influenced by Plato and Aristotle, respectively. How does this affect each's theology of the substance/essence ...
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Why do religious people find it hard to accept that you don't need religion to have a good moral code? [closed]
Just curious why some religious people think that without god there is only evil. Why can't a person without a religion be a good person, sometimes even better than some religious people?
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Do Christians believe in Ethical Relativism, in other words, that good and bad are determined by culture, society, tradtions, etc? [closed]
This is a follow up from my previous question: Why do religious people find it hard to accept that you don't need religion to have a good moral code?
My point is that it is very possible to come ...
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Philosophy and Christianity [closed]
Can a Christian study Philosophy and become a philosopher without compromising their beliefs? is it good for Christian to study philosophy
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Is Evolution / Darwinism just a modern version of Epicurean philosophy?
I am not asking this question with knowledge of the answer. I know very little about either. However I once read Lucretius, an Epicurean, ‘On the Nature of Things’ and it seemed that Epicurean ...
