Providence
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Providence is the divine guidance or care believed to direct human affairs and outcomes according to a higher, benevolent plan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Providence canonical | 7 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
doctrine
ⓘ
religious belief ⓘ theological concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
belief in a higher plan
ⓘ
benevolent deity ⓘ divine will ⓘ the problem of evil ⓘ theodicy ⓘ |
| centralTo | Christian theology ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
chance
ⓘ
pure determinism without divine agency ⓘ randomness ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
biblical theology
ⓘ
philosophy of religion ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
benevolence of the divine plan
ⓘ
meaningful order in events ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
divine care
ⓘ
divine guidance ⓘ governance of the world by a deity ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | divine guidance or care believed to direct human affairs and outcomes according to a higher, benevolent plan ⓘ |
| hasSourceTradition |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
general providence
ⓘ
immediate providence ⓘ mediate providence ⓘ special providence ⓘ |
| implies |
dependence of creation on God
ⓘ
divine oversight of history ⓘ purpose in human suffering ⓘ |
| influences |
attitudes toward suffering
ⓘ
practices of prayer ⓘ religious ethics ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| involves |
divine concurrence with creaturely actions
ⓘ
divine governance of all things ⓘ divine preservation of creation ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Divine Providence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ deism ⓘ some forms of Hinduism ⓘ some forms of Stoic philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
destiny
ⓘ
divine foreknowledge ⓘ fate ⓘ free will ⓘ miracle ⓘ predestination ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.