The Simplicity of the Living God
Aquinas, Barth, and Some Philosophers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20458919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher A Franks (High Point University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 275-300 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7177 • E-ISSN: 1468-0025 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0025.2005.00286.x |
| OpenAlex | W2041930669 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The traditional notion of divine simplicity is frequently misunderstood. Philosophers of religion who defend it and theologians who dismiss it agree on its Greek, rather than biblical, heritage. On the contrary, a particularly Christian account of divine simplicity, as reflected for example in Thomas, maintains a Creator‐creature distinction as understood in light of Trinity and Incarnation. Stump and Kretzmann's discussion of simplicity appears to follow Aquinas, but misses the character of this distinction, and so treats a human idea of “the simple” instead of Thomas's living source of being. The true modern follower of Thomas on simplicity is not Stump and Kretzmann, but Barth
Epistemology · Incarnation · Simplicity · Theology · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Mathematics · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |