Is God's Moral Perfection Reducible to His Love
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3126694 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Lane Craig (0009-0003-7224-2455), William Craig (0000-0003-1808-6503, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 140 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14020140 |
| OpenAlex | W4317617274 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
Defenders of the identity thesis maintain that God's moral perfection is reducible to and identical to His love. Unfortunately, this thesis overlooks the fact that, biblically, God's righteousness comprises both His love and justice. Moreover, divine justice is, in some significant measure, retributive in nature. This is especially evident in God's eschatological punishment of the wicked, which can be justified only on retributive grounds. Such a retributive punishment cannot be attributed to love but is the just desert of the wicked
Aesthetics · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Perfection · Political science · Retributive justice · Righteousness · Theology · Augustinian Studies and Theology · Law · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |