God: a brief history with a cognitive explanation of the concept
The Christian concept of "God" names a category with surprisingly heterogeneous contents. In the Old Testament traditions God is an anthropomorphic agent; in Christian theology God often appears as a personalized metaphysical principle; philosophers of religion try to find the inherent rat...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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Temenos
Year: 2005, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-128 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Idea of God
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion NBC Doctrine of God |
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| Summary: | The Christian concept of "God" names a category with surprisingly heterogeneous contents. In the Old Testament traditions God is an anthropomorphic agent; in Christian theology God often appears as a personalized metaphysical principle; philosophers of religion try to find the inherent rationality of this concept; finally, some natural scientists regard God as the "intelligent designer" of the world. What is common to all these ideas, covering a time span of about 2,500 years, is that representations of God are triggered by the perception of order and control in the world. |
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| ISSN: | 0497-1817 |
| Contains: | In: Temenos
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