Evil, spirits and possession : an emergentist theology of the demonic /
Bradnick, David L.
Evil, spirits and possession : an emergentist theology of the demonic / by David Bradnick. - 1 online resource. - Global pentecostal and charismatic studies ; v. 25 . - Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies 25. Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Discerning the Spirits / Demonology in the Patristic and Medieval Eras / The Demonic According to the Early and Classical Modern Eras / Late Modern Theologies of the Demonic / The Demonic and the Social Sciences / Causality in Philosophy and Science: Toward an Ontology of the Demonic / Emergence Theory and the Demonic / The Demonic in the Bible: An Emergentist Perspective / Conclusion: Binding the Spirits / David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick.
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In Evil, Spirits, and Possession: An Emergentist Theology of the Demonic David Bradnick develops a multidisciplinary view of the demonic, using biblical-theological, social-scientific, and philosophical-scientific perspectives. Building upon the work of Pentecostal theologian Amos Yong, this book argues for a theology informed by emergence theory, whereby the demonic arises from evolutionary processes and exerts downward causal influence upon its constituent substrates. Consequently, evil does not result from conscious diabolic beings; rather it manifests as non-personal emergent forces that influence humans to initiate and execute nefarious activities. Emergentism provides an alternative to contemporary views, which tend to minimize or reject the reality of the demonic, and it retains the demonic as a viable theological category in the twenty-first century.
9789004350618
10.1163/9789004350618 DOI
2017031791
Demonology.
BT975
133.4/2
Evil, spirits and possession : an emergentist theology of the demonic / by David Bradnick. - 1 online resource. - Global pentecostal and charismatic studies ; v. 25 . - Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies 25. Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Discerning the Spirits / Demonology in the Patristic and Medieval Eras / The Demonic According to the Early and Classical Modern Eras / Late Modern Theologies of the Demonic / The Demonic and the Social Sciences / Causality in Philosophy and Science: Toward an Ontology of the Demonic / Emergence Theory and the Demonic / The Demonic in the Bible: An Emergentist Perspective / Conclusion: Binding the Spirits / David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick -- David Bradnick.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
In Evil, Spirits, and Possession: An Emergentist Theology of the Demonic David Bradnick develops a multidisciplinary view of the demonic, using biblical-theological, social-scientific, and philosophical-scientific perspectives. Building upon the work of Pentecostal theologian Amos Yong, this book argues for a theology informed by emergence theory, whereby the demonic arises from evolutionary processes and exerts downward causal influence upon its constituent substrates. Consequently, evil does not result from conscious diabolic beings; rather it manifests as non-personal emergent forces that influence humans to initiate and execute nefarious activities. Emergentism provides an alternative to contemporary views, which tend to minimize or reject the reality of the demonic, and it retains the demonic as a viable theological category in the twenty-first century.
9789004350618
10.1163/9789004350618 DOI
2017031791
Demonology.
BT975
133.4/2