Feminist theology

How successful is the Ontological Argument in Proving the Existence of God? For centuries, the existence of God has been questioned and argued by many different philosophers. One of the “big three” arguments is the Ontological Argument, an argument that could be said to be valid, as it has a good structure, but the soundness is questionable. The argument was founded by St Anselm (1033-1109) on the basis of two things: firstly, that God is “that than which nothing greater can be conceived” ,…

In his attempt to understand why God doesn't intervene to prevent evil, B.C. Johnson uses common claims made by many theists to disprove the goodness of God. Building the article upon a hypothetical example of a baby being burned alive in an electrical house fire, Johnson bases his stance on God's goodness on whether or not God saves the baby. According to Johnson, God is not good if he does not intervene tragedies and is likened to a bystander who's fully capable of helping but doesn't. Whether…

Nathaniel Richardson PHIL 3121 Pascal Essay Pascal argues that you should believe in God because if you live a virtuous life and God is real you will have an infinite life in heaven. But if you believe in God and he is not real the only thing you will lose is the pleasures of sin. He believes sin is innate in us as we are born into sin and that is what we ultimately would rather do than live virtuously. On the other if you don’t believe and he is real you will have an infinite…

In this universe that we live in, there are far too many mysteries that mankind alone could never solve. While we might scratch the surface of the observable, digging into the depths of the unknown proves to be quite impossible. Even how we understand concepts and ideas varies among different groups of people. Just explaining something accomplishes nearly nothing; until the other person can relate and make sense of what another has analyzed, understanding the information given to us remains…

Fate, Destiny, and You: Assessment Paper In class we watched the film The Adjustment Bureau and in this film there was many instances that challenged free will with determinism. It’s very hard to not think about fate and destiny. There are many ways to answer what exactly our destiny is. God knows our future and it already exists, and there is nothing we can do to change that. This is the theological challenge to freedom, it means that if an absolutely perfect god knows the future, presumably…

The problem of evil is an ancient theological problem that has been in existence for a long time. Evil is an immoral, benevolent behavior towards oneself, others, and nature. Unjust suffering occurs in one’s life because of the following: human beings are sinners, a way for God to test whether one’s faith will change and because nature is unpredictable. This is proven in the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Job, and in the “Christianity” chapter of Roy Clouser, the author of The Myth of Religious…

H J McCloskey article On Being an Atheist discusses the question of, if God is really real and if in fact there truly is a God do we have any proof to show this. McCloskey does his best to argue of God’s presence by using Theistic viewpoints such as cosmological proof, teleological proof and the argument from design. We can see from his thoughts that many of them could be recognized as truth, but none of them however are verified. McCloskey states that “most Theists do not come to believe in God…

The Kalam Argument Introduction: In the Kalam Argument, there are some theories that can be used by Christian apologetics to challenge the theories and beliefs of non-believers. The strong points of the Kalam Argument can make good arguments that can be challenging to non-believers. Although there are some good points in the Kalam Argument, there are also a few weaknesses concerning creation and evolutional changes. In the viewpoints contained in the Kalam Argument, even the weak points can…

Christians believe in a Holy Trinity father, son, holy spirit. Clearly seen when Jesus stated I am the truth and the life. To point out two meanings of revelation. One is based on Gods will, the other theology. God, lets you have an experience with Him and having a personal relationship without delay. Believing in God help you experience His loving actions (Guthrie, Shirley Caperton 55). The author Shirley Guthrie speaks of how some say I know nothing…

19. What do we learn from this true story? Jonah was peacefully sleeping on a lower deck (Jonah 1:4-5). This forms another parallel to Christ’s life as Jesus also slept through a fierce storm that his disciples thought would sink their boat (Luke 8:22-25). Lessons: A. No one can outwit or manipulate God to one’s own human purposes. Jonah’s attempt to guarantee his own desired end for Nineveh by disobeying God resulted in the exact opposite outcome which Jonah anticipated. WHAT IS PLANNED FOR…