Infinity of God

New Perspectives in Theology and Philosophy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Two questions regarding contemporary theological and philosophical studies are often overlooked: "Is God infinite or finite?" and, "What does it mean to say that God is infinite?" In The Infinity of God, Benedikt Paul Göcke and Christian Tapp bring together prominent scholars to discuss God's infinitude from philosophical and theological perspectives. Each contributor deals with a particular aspect of the infinity of God, employing the methods of analytic theology and analytic philosophy. The essays in the first section examine historical issues from a systematic point of view. The contributors focus on the Cappadocian Fathers, Thomas Aquinas, Leibniz, Kant, Hegel, Bolzano, and Cantor. The second section deals with particular issues concerning the relation between God's infinity and both the finitude of the world and the classical attributes of God: eternity, simplicity, omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and moral perfection. There are some books that deal with the notion of infinity in mathematics and in general philosophy, but no single text brings together the best analytic philosophers and theologians tackling the various aspects of the infinity of God and the correlated problems. This book will interest students and scholars in philosophy of religion, theology, and metaphysics.Contributors: Benedikt Paul Göcke, Christian Tapp, Franz Krainer, Adam Drosdek, William E. Carroll, Christina Schneider, Ruben Schneider, Robert M. Wallace, Bruce A. Hedman, Bernhard Lang, Richard Swinburne, Kenneth L. Pearce, William Hasker, Paul Helm, Brian Leftow, Ken Perszyk, Thomas Schärtl, and Philip Clayton.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-12-30
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:765 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:444
Förlag:University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN:9780268104139

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Benedikt Paul Göcke is professor of philosophy of science and philosophy of religion at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and a member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at Oxford University. He is the author of A Theory of the Absolute and editor of After Physicalism (University of Notre Dame Press, 2012).Christian Tapp is professor of philosophy and chair of interdisciplinary questions in philosophy and theology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. He currently holds the Endowed Professorship for Christian Philosophy of the Gedächtnisstiftung Peter Kaiser (1793–1864) at the University of Innsbruck. He is the author of Kardinalität und Kardinäle and the co-editor of God, Eternity, and Time.

Recensioner i media

"There has been increasing philosophical interest in divine infinity in the past decade, and there is no extant collection of philosophical essays on this subject. Benedikt Paul Göcke and Christian Tapp succeed in bringing together a wide range of high quality scholarly treatments of questions about divine infinity, making the work accessible to a broad audience." —Graham Oppy, author of Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity"This is a highly stimulating volume. Benedikt Paul Göcke and Christian Tapp are to be congratulated on providing such a diversity of perspectives on the infinity of God." —Stephen Priest, University of Oxford

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: The Infinity of God Benedikt Paul Göcke and Christian TappPart 1. Historical Approaches to the Infinity of God2. The Concept of the Infinity of God in Ancient Greek Thought Franz Krainer3. Infinity in Augustine's Theology Adam Drosdek4. Aquinas on Creation and the Analogy of Infinity William E. Carroll5. Spinoza and Leibniz on the Absolute and Its Infinity – A Case-Study Christina Schneider6. Kant and the Infinity of Reason Ruben Schneider7. Infinity and Spirit: How Hegel Integrates Science and Religion, and Nature and the Supernatural Robert M. Wallace8. Divine Infinity according to Bernard Bolzano Christian Tapp9. Cantor and the Infinity of God Bruce HedmanPart 2. Systematic Approaches to the Infinity of God10. God Almighty. Divine Power and Authority in the Biblical Period Bernhard Lang11. God's Omnipotence Richard Swinburne12. Infinite Power and Finite Powers Kenny L. Pearce13. Infinite God, Open Future William Hasker14. Infinity and God's Atemporality Paul Helm15. Infinite Goodness Brian Leftow16. Divine Infinity and Personhood Ken Perszyk17. Divine Infinity and the Trinity Thomas Schärtl18. (A)symmetries between God and World: Process Philosophy, Postmodern Theology, and the Two Families of Infinity Arguments Philip Clayton19. The Quantitative and the Qualitative Infinity of God Benedikt Paul GöckeAbout the Contributors Index