The Divine Attributes

Examines the atemporalist's conception of God versus the temporalist's view, arguing that He is still perfect enough to count as the God of Theism.

T. J. Mawson (Author)

9781108468336, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2018

74 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm, 0.1 kg

The Divine Attributes explores the traditional theistic concept of God as the most perfect being possible, discussing the main divine attributes which flow from this understanding - personhood, transcendence, immanence, omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, perfect goodness, unity, simplicity and necessity. It argues that the atemporalist's conception of God is to be preferred over the temporalist's on the grounds of perfect being theology, but that, if it were to be the case that the temporal God existed, rather than the atemporal God, He'd still be 'perfect enough' to count as the God of Theism.

Introduction: perfect being theology
1. A transcendent, immanent, eternal person
2. An omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good person
3. A unitary, simple, necessary person.

Subject Areas: Nature & existence of God [HRAB1], Philosophy of religion [HRAB], Religion & beliefs [HR]