God: A Brief History with a Cognitive Explanation of the Concept

God: A Brief History with a Cognitive Explanation of the Concept

The Christian concept of 'God' names a category with surprisingly heterogeneous contents. In the Old Testament traditions God is an anthropomorphic agent; in Christian theology God often appears as a personalized metaphysical principle; philosophers of religion try to find the inherent rat...

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Main Author: ILKKA PYYSIÄINEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society for the Study of Religion 2005-01-01
Series:Temenos
Online Access:https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/4803
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spelling doaj-a21cbbf02c71472c92dd5e291d375d0f2020-11-25T00:49:48ZengFinnish Society for the Study of ReligionTemenos2342-72562005-01-0141110.33356/temenos.4803God: A Brief History with a Cognitive Explanation of the ConceptILKKA PYYSIÄINEN0University of HelsinkiThe Christian concept of 'God' names a category with surprisingly heterogeneous contents. In the Old Testament traditions God is an anthropomorphic agent; in Christian theology God often appears as a personalized metaphysical principle; philosophers of religion try to find the inherent rationality of this concept; finally, some natural scientists regard God as the "intelligent designer" of the world. What is common to all these ideas, covering a time span of about 2,500 years, is that representations of God are triggered by the perception of order and control in the world.https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/4803
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description The Christian concept of 'God' names a category with surprisingly heterogeneous contents. In the Old Testament traditions God is an anthropomorphic agent; in Christian theology God often appears as a personalized metaphysical principle; philosophers of religion try to find the inherent rationality of this concept; finally, some natural scientists regard God as the "intelligent designer" of the world. What is common to all these ideas, covering a time span of about 2,500 years, is that representations of God are triggered by the perception of order and control in the world.
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