Divine Passibility
God and Emotion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4952199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anastasia Scrutton, Anastasia Philippa Scrutton (0000-0002-8335-7464, University of Leeds, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 866-874 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12065 |
| OpenAlex | W1677838034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
While the impassibility debate has traditionally been construed in terms of whether God suffers, recent philosophy of religion has interpreted it in terms of whether God has emotions more generally. This article surveys the philosophical literature on divine im/passibility over the last 25 years, outlining major arguments for and against the idea that God has emotions. It argues that questions about the nature and value of emotions are at the heart of the im/passibility debate. More specifically, it suggests that presuppositions about the dichotomy between emotions and reason (or the 'heart and the head') have negatively impacted the debate. It contends that the debate can only move forward in response to serious reflection on our affects as we experience them, aided by historical and anthropological as well as contemporary philosophical perspectives
Epistemology · Presupposition · Sociology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Philosophy · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |