Abraham`s Dice
Giberson, Karl W
Abraham`s Dice Chance and Providence in the Monotheistic Traditions - Oxford Oxford University Press 2016 - 358p
includes index and biblioraphy
1. The challenge of Chance Chance, divine action, and The Natural Order of Things.............3 Ancient Hebraic voices of Chance and choice over Fate and Justice ..............14 Chance, Uncertainty, and Unknowability in the Universe and Beyond ...........36 Random numbers and God`s Nature .........59 The natural Science of Greek Philosophy and the Social Science of Judaism become the super-providence.............84 2. Theological Conversations Chance and providence in the islamic Tradition ...........107 Chance and Providence in Early Christianity.....129 Thomas aquinas on Natural Contingency and Providence .............158 Chance, Sovereignty, and Providence in the Calvinist Tradition ..................175 Jonathan Edwards and Occasionalis............195 3. The complecations of Science divine Providence in the Clockwork universe..........215 Chance and Providence in the Thought of William Paley.......240 Evolution, Providence, and the Problem of Chance..........260 Throwing Dice? Thoughts of God in a Quantum world...............291 Darwinian Evolution and a Providential God .......310 4. Closing reflection Abraham`s Dice in the Flow of Life : The Experience of the Tragic and its Theological Interpretation..........333
9780190277161 2335
C17.4 / G355
Abraham`s Dice Chance and Providence in the Monotheistic Traditions - Oxford Oxford University Press 2016 - 358p
includes index and biblioraphy
1. The challenge of Chance Chance, divine action, and The Natural Order of Things.............3 Ancient Hebraic voices of Chance and choice over Fate and Justice ..............14 Chance, Uncertainty, and Unknowability in the Universe and Beyond ...........36 Random numbers and God`s Nature .........59 The natural Science of Greek Philosophy and the Social Science of Judaism become the super-providence.............84 2. Theological Conversations Chance and providence in the islamic Tradition ...........107 Chance and Providence in Early Christianity.....129 Thomas aquinas on Natural Contingency and Providence .............158 Chance, Sovereignty, and Providence in the Calvinist Tradition ..................175 Jonathan Edwards and Occasionalis............195 3. The complecations of Science divine Providence in the Clockwork universe..........215 Chance and Providence in the Thought of William Paley.......240 Evolution, Providence, and the Problem of Chance..........260 Throwing Dice? Thoughts of God in a Quantum world...............291 Darwinian Evolution and a Providential God .......310 4. Closing reflection Abraham`s Dice in the Flow of Life : The Experience of the Tragic and its Theological Interpretation..........333
9780190277161 2335
C17.4 / G355