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Understanding the Qur’an (Episode 2: The Alleged Divinity of Christ)
I explained in a recent post that I feel the alleged divinity of Jesus Christ is the central issue of theology. This is especially true for Christians, of course, but it is also a crucial issue for Muslims, Jews, and other monotheists. In today’s post, the second instalment in my “Understanding the Qur’an” series, I Continue reading
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The Cosmic Animator (video)
Hi everyone! Today I’m delighted to bring you the second instalment in my Deep Thoughts About God video series. If you missed episode one, you can read last week’s post and watch the first video — entitled ‘How Do I Know God Exists?’ — by clicking here. This week’s video is relatively short and snappy, Continue reading
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Defining the Being of God
There is a branch of philosophy called ontology, which looks at the nature of being. Today, I’d like to ask you to consider what you would be comfortable to say constitutes the being of God. I’m not asking you to talk about the things that God can do, although this is of course a related Continue reading
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Some Truths About God
There is only one God, who is omnipresent, and therefore all that exists. The entirety of creation is God’s self-expression, and there is nothing that exists that is not a part of God. Every created thing is sustained by God, and under His direct control. All creatures are like puppets in the metaphorical hands of Continue reading
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Does God Have Foreknowledge?
The problem with claiming God has ‘foreknowledge’ is that it implies all future events are already determined. This would only be the case in a kind of clockwork universe where cause leads to effect and nothing can change the wheels that have been set in motion, presumably in the first moment of creation, as those Continue reading
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‘God: A Guide for the Perplexed’ by Keith Ward (book review)
I am always on the lookout for books that are gripping, stimulating, and moving (aren’t we all!). It is not enough for me when a book is clever. And Keith Ward’s book ‘God: A Guide for the Perplexed’ is certainly clever, but unfortunately not affecting in the ways that I am looking for. As the Continue reading
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