Overview
This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
Collects perspectives from the great Abrahamic religions on the single topic of randomness
Presents the findings of a team of scholars in theology, philosophy, and religious studies
Offers new insights into the age-old questions of God's role in the chaos of the universe?
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Problem(s) Stated
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The Abrahamic Faiths
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Providence and Chance
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About this book
This open access book addresses the question of how God can providentially govern apparently ungovernable randomness. Medieval theologians confidently held that God is provident, that is, God is the ultimate cause of or is responsible for everything that happens. However, scientific advances since the 19th century pose serious challenges to traditional views of providence. From Darwinian evolution to quantum mechanics, randomness has become an essential part of the scientific worldview. An interdisciplinary team of Muslim, Christian and Jewish scholars—biologists, physicists, philosophers and theologians—addresses questions of randomness and providence.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Kelly James Clark is author, co-author, or editor of more than 30 books including Religion and the Sciences of Origins, Strangers, Neighbors Friends: Muslim-Christian-Jewish Reflections on Compassion and Peace, and Abraham’s Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Conflict.
Jeffrey Koperski is Professor of Philosophy at Saginaw Valley State University. He is the author of The Physics of Theism: God, Physics, and the Philosophy of Science, and Divine Action, Determinism, and the Laws of Nature.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Abrahamic Reflections on Randomness and Providence
Editors: Kelly James Clark, Jeffrey Koperski
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75797-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75796-0Published: 28 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75799-1Published: 28 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75797-7Published: 27 September 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 384
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Comparative Religion, Philosophy of Religion, Christian Theology