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Am I divine?
Article first published online: 26 OCT 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2005.2009.01329.x
© The author 2009. Journal compilation © The Dominican Council.
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How to Cite
Göcke, B. (2010), Am I divine?. New Blackfriars, 91: 386–400. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-2005.2009.01329.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 7 JUN 2010
- Article first published online: 26 OCT 2009
Keywords:
- Panentheism;
- Idealism;
- Creation;
- Trinitarianism;
- Possible Worlds
Abstract
On the one hand, arguably, I am neither this nor that. Arguably, neither is God this or that – so, am I God? Otherwise it seems that I must be this and God must be that. On the other hand, the being of the universe is not something of which I could plausibly be construed as the ultimate cause. That is God's creative act. Because I do not create the universe, I am not God. So I am God and I am not God. Here's a solution: God is One but also Three, I am but one.