God, Knowledge, and Mystery
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"God, Knowledge, and Mystery" is a philosophical work by Peter van Inwagen that explores central issues in the philosophy of religion, including the nature of God, human knowledge of the divine, and the problem of evil.
All labels observed (1)
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| God, Knowledge, and Mystery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God, Knowledge, and Mystery Context triple: [Peter van Inwagen, notableWork, God, Knowledge, and Mystery]
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A.
The Self-Disclosure of God
The Self-Disclosure of God is a seminal work of Islamic mysticism and philosophy by William Chittick that explores Ibn al-‘Arabi’s teachings on how God reveals Himself through creation and human experience.
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Faith and Reason
Faith and Reason is an encyclical letter by Pope John Paul II that explores the relationship between religious faith and philosophical inquiry.
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Faith and Reason
Faith and Reason is a philosophical work by Richard Swinburne that systematically examines how religious belief can be rationally justified through arguments about faith, evidence, and the nature of God.
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A Christian Theory of Knowledge
A Christian Theory of Knowledge is a foundational work of Reformed presuppositional apologetics in which Cornelius Van Til develops a distinctly Christian approach to epistemology and the nature of human knowledge.
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E.
God and Other Minds
"God and Other Minds" is a 1967 philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that argues belief in God can be rationally justified in a way analogous to belief in other minds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God, Knowledge, and Mystery Target entity description: "God, Knowledge, and Mystery" is a philosophical work by Peter van Inwagen that explores central issues in the philosophy of religion, including the nature of God, human knowledge of the divine, and the problem of evil.
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A.
The Self-Disclosure of God
The Self-Disclosure of God is a seminal work of Islamic mysticism and philosophy by William Chittick that explores Ibn al-‘Arabi’s teachings on how God reveals Himself through creation and human experience.
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B.
Faith and Reason
Faith and Reason is an encyclical letter by Pope John Paul II that explores the relationship between religious faith and philosophical inquiry.
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C.
Faith and Reason
Faith and Reason is a philosophical work by Richard Swinburne that systematically examines how religious belief can be rationally justified through arguments about faith, evidence, and the nature of God.
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D.
A Christian Theory of Knowledge
A Christian Theory of Knowledge is a foundational work of Reformed presuppositional apologetics in which Cornelius Van Til develops a distinctly Christian approach to epistemology and the nature of human knowledge.
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E.
God and Other Minds
"God and Other Minds" is a 1967 philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that argues belief in God can be rationally justified in a way analogous to belief in other minds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Peter van Inwagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
attributes of God
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divine goodness ⓘ evidential problem of evil ⓘ existence of God ⓘ faith and reason ⓘ logical problem of evil ⓘ omnipotence ⓘ omniscience ⓘ skeptical theism ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
agnosticism
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arguments from evil ⓘ atheism ⓘ divine hiddenness ⓘ epistemology of religion ⓘ limits of human knowledge about God ⓘ mystery in theology ⓘ rationality of religious belief ⓘ theism ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Christian theism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
epistemic limits regarding God
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mystery in religious belief ⓘ rational evaluation of theism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
philosophers of religion
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students of philosophy ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
human knowledge of the divine
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nature of God ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | contemporary analytic philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Peter van Inwagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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