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<p>This article offers a Christian response to J.L. Schellenberg’s argument for atheism from divine hiddenness. Utilizing the unique theological features of the Christian tradition, I aim to show that Schellenberg’s argument does not undermine belief in Christian theism. The first half of the article focuses on differences between the theological presuppositions of classical theism and those assumed in Schellenberg’s use of perfect being theology. In the remainder of the article, I present a biblical theodicy that pulls from the Old Testament and current trends in religious belief to argue that the experience of divine hiddenness should not be unexpected if Christianity it true.</p>
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This article offers a Christian response to J.L. Schellenberg’s argument for atheism from divine hiddenness. Utilizing the unique theological features of the Christian tradition, I aim to show that Schellenberg’s argument does not undermine belief in Christian theism. The first half of the article focuses on differences between the theological presuppositions of classical theism and those assumed in Schellenberg’s use of perfect being theology. In the remainder of the article, I present a biblical theodicy that pulls from the Old Testament and current trends in religious belief to argue that the experience of divine hiddenness should not be unexpected if Christianity it true.

Divine Hiddenness and Christian Theism: A Biblical Theodicy

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This article offers a Christian response to J.L. Schellenberg’s argument for atheism from divine hiddenness. Utilizing the unique theological features of the...

Divine Hiddenness and Christian Theism: A Biblical Theodicy

Pubblicato online: 05 set 2023

Pagine: 55 - 74

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2023-0022

Parole chiave
Divine Hiddenness, Theodicy, Classical Theism, Perfect Being Theology, Old Testament

© 2023 Randall J. Price, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Divine Hiddenness and Christian Theism: A Biblical Theodicy

Pubblicato online: 05 set 2023

Pagine: 55 - 74

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2023-0022

Parole chiaveDivine Hiddenness, Theodicy, Classical Theism, Perfect Being Theology, Old Testament

© 2023 Randall J. Price, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Divine Hiddenness, Theodicy, Classical Theism, Perfect Being Theology, Old Testament