The Problem of Divine Action in the World

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The Problem of Divine Action in the World
	Contents
	1 Miracles As Special Divine Actions
		1.1 Initial Distinctions
			1.1.1 Creation
			1.1.2 Conservation
			1.1.3 Concurrence
			1.1.4 Special Divine Action
			1.1.5 Providence
		1.2 Theological Arguments against Miracles
			1.2.1 The Argument from Self-Contradiction
			1.2.2 The Argument from Transcendence
			1.2.3 The Argument from Free Will
			1.2.4 The Argument from Coercion
			1.2.5 The Argument from Evil
		1.3 Conclusion
	2 Science, Metaphysics, and Miracles
		2.1 Causal Closure of the Physical
		2.2 Conservation of Energy
		2.3 Causal Pairing
		2.4 Laws of Nature
			2.4.1 Regularity Theories
			2.4.2 The Exceptionless Generalization View (EGV)
			2.4.3 The Best Systems View (BSV)
			2.4.4 Second-Order Universals (SOU)
			2.4.5 Dispositional Essentialism
			2.4.6 Lawless Causal Powers
				Summary
		2.5 What Are Miracles?
		2.6 Conclusion
	3 Miracles and Justified Belief
		3.1 Hume’s Argument
		3.2 Hume Reconsidered
			3.2.1 Frozen Rivers
			3.2.2 Distinguishing Probabilities
			3.2.3 Prior Probabilities
		3.2.4 The Weight of Evidence
		3.3 Conclusion
	4 Biblical Miracles: Historiography and Significance
		4.1 Miracles and Biblical Scholarship
			4.1.1 The Empirical Constraint on Historical Investigation
			4.1.2 Miracles and Anachronism
		4.2 The Significance of Miracles
			4.2.1 Signs of Jesus’ Identity
			4.2.2 Compassion
			4.2.3 Inaugurating the Kingdom of God
			4.2.4 Hope for Future Resurrection
		4.3 Conclusion
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