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Minimal Theism
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Abstract
This chapter articulates a simple and flexible way of conceptualizing God—minimal theism—that is useful for the argumentative purposes of the book concerning growth in virtue and flourishing for those with ambiguous evidence for belief in God. According to minimal theism, God is the one who is the ultimate source of contingent reality, who loves each human being as much as anyone does, and who benevolently bestows each of the goods of each human being’s life to them. Minimal theism is shown to be compatible with, but not to require, versions of perfect being theism, omniGod theism, Maximal God theism, deism, pan(en)theism, ultimism, and classical theism.
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Abstract
This chapter articulates a simple and flexible way of conceptualizing God—minimal theism—that is useful for the argumentative purposes of the book concerning growth in virtue and flourishing for those with ambiguous evidence for belief in God.
According to minimal theism, God is the one who is the ultimate source of contingent reality, who loves each human being as much as anyone does, and who benevolently bestows each of the goods of each human being’s life to them.
Minimal theism is shown to be compatible with, but not to require, versions of perfect being theism, omniGod theism, Maximal God theism, deism, pan(en)theism, ultimism, and classical theism.
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