Divine Revelation: A Modest Metaphysical Account
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https://doi.org/10.21146/2587-683X-2019-3-1-5-18Keywords:
powerful particulars; divine powers; divine omnipresence; revelation and salvation; analytic theologyAbstract
Contemporary discussions about divine revelation are primarily epistemic: How can weknow that a revelation is veridical? Should we conceive of a revelation as primarily propositionalor non-propositional? What is the role of faith in receiving a revelation? Etc. In thispaper I am addressing the metaphysical question how a revelation is possible at all. I arguethat a metaphysics of powerful particulars provides a useful framework for proposinga metaphysical model of revelation in terms of God having actualized the self-revealingpower by acting upon other substances. In a revelation God activates the fundamental dispositioninherent in each creature to be responsive to God’s call of salvation
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2019-04-30
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Divine Revelation: A Modest Metaphysical Account. (2019). Philosophy of Religion: Analytic Researches, 3(1), 5-18. https://doi.org/10.21146/2587-683X-2019-3-1-5-18