dipolar theism
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Dipolar theism is a philosophical-theological view of God that holds the divine nature includes two complementary poles—such as transcendence and immanence or changelessness and responsiveness—united in a single reality.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical view of God
ⓘ
theistic model ⓘ theological doctrine ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
offer a coherent model of divine perfection
ⓘ
reconcile divine changelessness and responsiveness ⓘ reconcile divine transcendence and immanence ⓘ |
| asserts | the divine nature is dipolar rather than monopolar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alfred North Whitehead
NERFINISHED
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Charles Hartshorne NERFINISHED ⓘ process thought ⓘ |
| category |
doctrine of God
ⓘ
philosophy of religion concept ⓘ |
| claimsCompatibilityWith |
logical coherence of divine attributes
ⓘ
religious experience of a responsive God ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
classical theism
ⓘ
strictly immutable conceptions of God ⓘ |
| critiquedBy | defenders of classical theism ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
allegedly compromising divine simplicity
ⓘ
allegedly undermining divine sovereignty ⓘ |
| developedWithin | 20th-century philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
analytic philosophy of religion
ⓘ
systematic theology ⓘ |
| emphasizes | complementarity of divine attributes ⓘ |
| hasCentralClaim | God has two complementary poles united in one reality ⓘ |
| holdsThat |
God is both absolute and relative in different respects
ⓘ
God is both eternal and temporally engaged NERFINISHED ⓘ God is both necessary in essence and contingent in some relations ⓘ divine perfection includes capacity for change in relations ⓘ divine perfection includes responsiveness to creatures ⓘ |
| includesPole |
changelessness
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immanence ⓘ responsiveness ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred North Whitehead's metaphysics
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process metaphysics ⓘ |
| maintains |
God’s perfection includes dynamic aspects
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God’s transcendence is compatible with divine relationality ⓘ |
| opposesView |
that God is only impassible
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that perfection requires total unchangeability ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
panentheism
ⓘ
process theology ⓘ |
| usedInDebateOn |
divine foreknowledge and providence
ⓘ
divine immutability ⓘ divine impassibility ⓘ the problem of evil ⓘ |
| viewsGodAs |
ontologically distinct from the world
ⓘ
personally related to the world ⓘ |
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