Theology

By Sion, Avi, Dr.

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Title:	Theology
Author:	Sion, Avi, Dr.
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Philosophy, Theology, Judaism
Collections:	Authors Community, Philosophy
Historic Publication Date:	2009
Publisher:	Avi Sion - Kindle

Member Page:	Avi Sion
Citation APA MLA Chicago Avi Sion, B. D. (2009). Theology. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Theology is about God and Creation, or more precisely perhaps about our ideas of them, how they are formed and somewhat justified, although it is stressed that they can be neither proved nor disproved. This book is a thematic compilation drawn from past works by the author over a period of thirteen years (1995-2009). It was expanded in 2014 (with an old essay), and again in 2022 (with a new essay).

Summary
Theology is about God and Creation, or more precisely perhaps about our ideas of them, how they are formed and somewhat justified, although it is stressed that they can be neither proved nor disproved. This book is a thematic compilation drawn from past works by the author over a period of thirteen years. Expanded 2014 and 2022.

Table of Contents
1. Chapter One 5 1. Logic and mysticism 5 2. On natural proofs of religion 8 3. Theodicy and the Believer’s Wager 17 4. Proof of God by analogy? 25 5. Disproofs of God? 27 2. Chapter Two 35 1. Nagarjuna’s main arguments 35 2. Other issues raised 46 3. Buddhism and Theism 50 3. Chapter Three 55 1. Applying logical standards to theology 55 2. Conceiving the Divine attributes 60 3. Analyzing omniscience and omnipotence 67 4. Harmonizing Justice and Mercy 73 5. The formlessness of God 80 4. Chapter Four 84 1. Causation and volition 84 2. Necessity and inertia in causation 93 3. Direct and indirect volition 100 4. Matter-mind and spirit 105 5. Conceiving Divine volition 108 6. Spiritual Darwinism 113 7. Theological perspectives 116 5. Chapter Five 125 1. Two distinct endeavors 125 2. Many people make claims 128 3. How to decide? 131 4. A word on Buddhism 133 5. Evaluating claims 134 6. Acknowledging science 137 6. Chapter Six 140 1. Interpretations of meditation 140 2. The coexistence of the One and the many 149 3. The individual self in Monism 155 4. Already there 162 7. Chapter Seven 168 1. The idea of God 168 2. The idea of creation 170 3. Two acts of faith 172 8. Chapter Eight 174 1. About the soul 174 2. About God 179 3. Theology 185 9. Chapter Nine 187 1. Varieties of prayers 188 2. Divine providence 191 3. Divine interference in nature and human lives 198 4. The spiritual side of existence 205 5. The utility and value of prayer 209 References 217