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Ep. 121 Carolina Analytic Theology, Classical Theism vs Theistic Personalism, and Is God a Moral Agent

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Theistic Personalism Versus Classical Theism

Welty: There is a fabricated debate between two models of God that I've been meaning to address for quite a long time. In Brian Davies' Introduction to Philosophy of Religion, he distinguishes between Classical Theism and Theistic Personalism. Welty: When Davies tries to critique philosophers like Richard Swinburne or Alvin Planiga, he starts by using all of these really odd spatial metaphors. Welch: If anything, I have an intellectual duty to point out that Davies is merely trading in metaphors instead of arguments.

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