Thinking the Unthinkable
Logical Conflicts in the Traditional Concept of God
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2513613 |
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| Authors | Konstantin Kolenda (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72 |
| Publication date | 1969-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1385255 |
| OpenAlex | W2331426529 |
| Language | EN |
The concept of God, as it has come down to us in the Hebrew-Christi tradition, suffers from insurmountable difficulties. This concept emerged not only in response to a religious need, but also to satisfy some strictly philosophical, cognitive aspirations. Unfortunately, the four basic components of this concept are logically incompatible, and this logical incompatibility lies behind the puzzles and the paradoxes which have plagued Christian theology since its inception
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| Highly cited | No |
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