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In classical theistic and monotheistic theology, the doctrine of Divine Simplicity says that God is simple (without parts).

This is the idea that God does not exist in parts but is one unified entity, with no distinct attributes; that is, God’s esse is identical to God’s essence.

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Divine simplicity

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In classical theistic and monotheistic theology, the doctrine of Divine Simplicity says that God is simple (without parts). This is the idea that God...

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Simplicity

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also reflect on simplicity with concepts such as divine simplicity. In human lifestyles, simplicity can denote freedom from excessive possessions or distractions...

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Divinity

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Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity. What is or is not divine may be loosely defined,...

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Divine command theory

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responded to the Euthyphro dilemma by appealing to the doctrine of divine simplicity, a concept associated with Aquinas and Aristotle which suggests that...

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Deity

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Dictionary of English defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greater than...

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Gavin Ortlund

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(2014-07-08). "What Difference Does Divine Simplicity Make?". Retrieved 2022-05-04. Ortlund, Gavin (2014). "Divine Simplicity in Historical Perspective: Resourcing...

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Attributes of God in Christianity

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"The Inerrancy of the Autographa". "Divine Immutability". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. "Divine Simplicity". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy...

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Theism

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insights of classical theistic theology includes emanationism and divine simplicity. Classical theistic traditions can be observed in major religions...

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Goddess

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ISBN 0195358708. "Shekhinah: The Divine Feminine". My Jewish Learning. Retrieved 2 January 2024. "Shekhina | Divine Presence, Feminine Aspect, Holiness...

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Modal collapse

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ontological arguments for the existence of God and the principle of divine simplicity. For example, Gödel's ontological proof contains ϕ → ◻ ϕ {\displaystyle...

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Aseity

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(Thomas Aquinas, for instance) have also thought that aseity implies divine simplicity: that God has no parts of any kind (whether spatial, temporal, or...

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Deism

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rationalistic theology that generally rejects revelation as a source of divine knowledge and asserts that empirical reason and observation of the natural...

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Divine presence

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Divine presence, presence of God, Inner God, or simply presence is a concept in religion, spirituality, and theology that deals with the ability of a deity...

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Theology

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religious perspective. More narrowly it is the study of the nature of the divine. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries...

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Euthyphro dilemma

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theory, is also disposed of. Thomist philosopher Edward Feser writes, "Divine simplicity [entails] that God's will just is God's goodness which just is His...

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Henotheism

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mention and praise numerous deities as if they are one ultimate unitary divine essence. Müller made the term central to his criticism of Western theological...

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God

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Library. ISBN 978-0878082995. Aquinas, Thomas. "First part: Question 3: The simplicity of God: Article 1: Whether God is a body?". Summa Theologica. New Advent...

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Argument from nonbelief

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reasonable nonbelief (or the argument from divine hiddenness) was first elaborated in J. L. Schellenberg's 1993 book Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason. This argument...

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Godhead in Christianity

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Attributes of God in Christianity / in Islam Binitarianism Demiurge Divine simplicity Divine presence Egotheism Exotheology Holocaust Godhead in Christianity...

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Ultimate reality

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Attributes of God in Christianity / in Islam Binitarianism Demiurge Divine simplicity Divine presence Egotheism Exotheology Holocaust Godhead in Christianity...

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Sin

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In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of the deities. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to...

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Monotheism

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share equally in the internal divine activity because they are all identified with the divine essence. For, if each divine Person possessed his own distinct...

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Monolatry

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Israel. John McKenzie has stated: "In the ancient Near East the existence of divine beings was universally accepted without questions. [...] The question was...

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Quiddity

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series on Thomas Aquinas Thomism Scholasticism Apophatic theology Divine simplicity Quinque viae Beatific vision Actus purus Actus essendi Primum Movens...

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Kabbalah

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the divine prompted kabbalists to envision two aspects to God: (a) God in essence, absolutely transcendent, unknowable, limitless divine simplicity beyond...

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BK Shivani

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Brahman Demiurge Divine simplicity Egoism Holy Spirit Misotheism Pandeism Personal god Process theology Supreme Being Unmoved mover God in Abrahamic religions...

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Theological determinism

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and/or predestined to happen, by one or more divine beings, or that they are destined to occur given the divine beings' omniscience. Theological determinism...

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