A modest objection: Neo-Thomism and God as a cause among causes

Bethany Sollereder

doi:10.1080/14746700.2015.1053762

A modest objection: Neo-Thomism and God as a cause among causes

Bethany Sollereder^*

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School of Divinity

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Abstract

This paper raises a question about one of the principal assumptions of some neo-Thomist approaches to divine action: that it is always inappropriate to conceive of God as one agent among others. To do so, it is claimed, is to reduce God's position from that of Creator to that of a creature. However, this seems an odd position to take in light of the Incarnation. I suggest that after the divine humility displayed in the Incarnation, conceiving God as one agent among others is not as theologically problematic as it is initially represented by some neo-Thomists.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	345-353
Number of pages	9
Journal	Theology and Science
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14746700.2015.1053762
Publication status	Published - 24 Jun 2015

Keywords

aquinas
David Burrell
Denis Edwards
Elizabeth Johnson
incarnation
Neo-Thomism
special divine action

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