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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Auteur principal: Li, Oliver (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge 2021
Dans: Theology and science
Année: 2021, Volume: 19, Numéro: 2, Pages: 155-169
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophie de la religion
TJ Époque moderne
Sujets non-standardisés:B multiverses
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.
ISSN:1474-6719
Contient:Enthalten in: Theology and science
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2021.1910915