{"product_id":"three-theological-mistakes-how-to-correct-enlightenment-assumptions-about-god-miracles-and-free-will-paperback","title":"Three Theological Mistakes: How to Correct Enlightenment Assumptions about God, Miracles, and Free Will - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRic Machuga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Is the existence of God a matter of faith or knowledge? - Does God sometimes act miraculously or are there physical causes for everything? - Is morality absolute or relative? - Are humans truly free or does God's sovereignty determine everything? - When bad things happen, is God the cause or are they the fault of humans? Too frequently Christians answer these questions with a Yes to one side and a No to the other side. Thomas Aquinas and Karl Barth answer Yes to both. Following their model, Machuga defends a \"third way\" which transcends the Enlightenment dichotomies of fideism vs. rationalism, supernaturalism vs. naturalism, relativism vs. absolutism, free will vs. predestination, and God's justice vs. his mercy. Machuga begins by showing how these false dichotomies grew out of the Enlightenment assumptions of mechanism, universal quantification, and mono-causation. He then corrects these demonstrably dubious assumptions by articulating a theory of dual-causation. The result is a thoroughly biblical understanding of God, miracles, and free will that can withstand the contemporary criticisms of both science and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRic Machuga has taught philosophy and in the Honor Program at Butte College for thirty-five years. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eLife, the Universe, and Everything\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and numerous pieces for \u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301540618547,"sku":"9781625647573","price":46.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/BsKAtw5ivQ9781625647573.webp?v=1777513056","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/three-theological-mistakes-how-to-correct-enlightenment-assumptions-about-god-miracles-and-free-will-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}