The Divine Attributes

T. J. Mawson

doi:10.1017/9781108598101

Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Religion

The Divine Attributes

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 December 2018

T. J. Mawson

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The Divine Attributes explores the traditional theistic concept of God as the most perfect being possible, discussing the main divine attributes which flow from this understanding - personhood, transcendence, immanence, omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, perfect goodness, unity, simplicity and necessity. It argues that the atemporalist's conception of God is to be preferred over the temporalist's on the grounds of perfect being theology, but that, if it were to be the case that the temporal God existed, rather than the atemporal God, He'd still be 'perfect enough' to count as the God of Theism.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108598101 [Opens in a new window]

Online ISBN: 9781108598101

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication: 15 November 2018

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