Abrahamic reflections on randomness and providence. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Kelly James Clark, Jeffrey Koperski.
• Editors: Clark, Kelly James, 1956-; Koperski, Jeffrey
• Contents: Part I Introduction1. Randomness and Providence: Is God a Bowler or a Curler?Part II The Problem(s) Stated2. The Many Faces of Randomness3. Randomness and Providence: Defining the Problem(s)Part III Science4. Randomness in the Cosmos5. Randomness, Providence, and the Multiverse6. Can a Muslim be an Evolutionist?7. Chance, Evolution, and the Metaphysical Implications of Paleontological PracticePart IV The Abrahamic Faiths8. Judaism and Providence9. Randomness and Providence in Christian Thought10. God, Cosmos, and Humanity: Muslim Perspectives on Divine ProvidencePart V Providence and Chance11. Reconciling Meticulous Divine Providence with Objective Chance12. Creatio Continua and Quantum Randomness13. Causality, Indeterminacy, and Providence: Contemporary Islamic Perspectives from Said Nursi and Basil Altaie14. Divine Action and the Emergence of Four Kinds of Randomness15. God et al.— World-Making as Collaborative Improvisation: New Metaphors for Open Theists16. Saadia on 'what is in the hearts of people when they reach the limits of endurance in a trial'17. Randomness, Causation, and Divine Responsibility.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 231.5; Providence and government of God -- Christianity; Providence and government of God -- Islam; Providence and government of God -- Judaism; Chance
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030757977
• Related ISBNs: 9783030757960; 9783030757991
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• Access Rights: Open access.
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.