Panentheism in the Light of Mathematical Understandings of Infinity and Connectedness
This paper investigates some consequences of a mathematical understanding of infinity and connectedness for a panentheistic conception of God. Given the existence of God and an understanding of the world in terms of the finite, countable infinity, or uncountable infinity I argue, (a) that a panenthe...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Routledge
2021
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Theology and science
Année: 2021, Volume: 19, Numéro: 2, Pages: 155-169 |
RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion TJ Époque moderne |
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B Unity B Infinity B Cantor B Connectedness B Mathematics B Panentheism |
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Résumé: | This paper investigates some consequences of a mathematical understanding of infinity and connectedness for a panentheistic conception of God. Given the existence of God and an understanding of the world in terms of the finite, countable infinity, or uncountable infinity I argue, (a) that a panentheistic conception of God is supported given a mathematical understanding of the infinite, (b) that by applying the notion of uncountable infinity and the mathematical concept of connectedness a panentheistic God can be seen as unifying irrespective of whether the world includes a finite, countably infinite or an uncountably infinite number of entities. |
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ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2021.1910915 |