Sentences with phrase «deist view»

It may seem that Novak is now skirting the discredited Deist view that revelation is merely a republication of the Book of Nature, that Scripture merely reminds us of what nature already testifies.

But this Deist view of nature (as the manifestation of divine reason) was soon replaced by a Cartesian world view that set human reason outside and above nature.

Deist views penetrated university circles in Germany, began a questioning, critical view of the Bible, and became influential in the erstwhile Pietist center, the University of Halle.

Not exact matches

I believe there is no god, but the deist point of view is sensible.

Many liberal Christians, on the other hand, are essentially deists; it is their view that after having created the world and revealed the divine will in its structure and the laws of nature, God can not be looked to for further intervention.

«Later in life, Planck's views on God were that of a deist.

As for Jefferson, Whitehead says he shared a high view of Christianity, which his statement evidences: «I tremble for my country, when I reflect that God is just,» The writer concludes that to call them «true deists is as erroneous as to call Karl Barth an evangelical Christian» (The Separation Illusion [Mott Media, 1977], pp. 20 - 21).

In this post I want to emphasize that I am not presenting the «deist» view of God.

They would show what would happen if a deist were given a free chance to state his views publicly and fully!