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Philosophers Dr. Joshua Sijuwade and Dr. Phillip Goff discuss the concept of a limited God in relation to classical theism and the Christian idea of theosis.

🙏 DONATE: https://inspiringphilosophy.com/give Philip Goff vs. Joshua Sijuwade: Limited God vs Classical Theism, Panpsychism, and TheosisThe host welcomes philosophers Dr. Joshua Sijuwade (philosophy of religion, University of Birmingham; Eastern Orthodox) and Dr. Philip Goff (Durham University; known for defending panpsychism) for a discussion comparing models of God and how they relate to the Christian idea of theosis. 00:00 Welcome 00:17 Meet the Guests: Joshua & Philip Goff 02:48 Today’s Agenda: Limited God vs Classical Theism + Theosis 04:04 Philip’s Journey Back to Faith (Problem of Evil, Fine-Tuning, Panpsychism) 07:07 Why Theosis Resonates: Mysticism, Orthodoxy, and a ‘Heretical’ Christianity 10:10 Joshua’s Classical Theism Setup: Omnipotence, Omniscience, Creatorhood 11:38 Objection 1: Can a Limited God Be Coherent with Omniscience & Creation? 15:27 Philip Clarifies the Limits: ‘Create from Simplicity’ and Physics Constraints 26:12 Data vs Parsimony: Fitting Evil and Fine-Tuning Without Ad Hoc Moves 28:19 Fundamentality & Brute Facts: Is Limited Power Compatible with God as Ground? 38:03 Christianity Under Limited Power: Incarnation/Resurrection Challenges…

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Guests: Dr. Joshua Sijuwade, Dr. Phillip Goff

Topics covered

• God's limits
• Classical Theism
• Panpsychism
• Theosis
• Philosophy of religion
• Christianity

Keywords

• limited God
• classical theism
• panpsychism
• theosis
• philosophy of religion
• Christianity
• problem of evil
• fine-tuning
• mysticism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Birmingham, Durham University

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