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Given recent work in quantum physics suggesting that our world is
just one world in a series of many, Leland Royce Harper calls for a
shift in our concept of the monotheistic God of Judeo-Christian
tradition. In Multiverse Deism: Shifting Perspectives of God and
the World, Harper argues that those who wish to maintain that the
Judeo-Christian God exists ought to revise how they define this God
and what they expect of Him so as to maintain consistency between
modern theism and the growing body of scientific knowledge. While
this revision entails several concessions by the theist, the
overall result is a stronger and more coherent account of who God
really is. By removing the expectation that God will act in the
natural world, Harper argues that we are left with a concept of God
that maintains all of the traditional divine attributes, is
consistent with current scientific advances, remains compatible
with contemporary and historical arguments for the existence of
God, and better refutes contemporary and historical arguments for
atheism than the traditional, active God.
Given recent work in quantum physics suggesting that our world is
just one world in a series of many, Leland Royce Harper calls for a
shift in our concept of the monotheistic God of Judeo-Christian
tradition. In Multiverse Deism: Shifting Perspectives of God and
the World, Harper argues that those who wish to maintain that the
Judeo-Christian God exists ought to revise how they define this God
and what they expect of Him so as to maintain consistency between
modern theism and the growing body of scientific knowledge. While
this revision entails several concessions by the theist, the
overall result is a stronger and more coherent account of who God
really is. By removing the expectation that God will act in the
natural world, Harper argues that we are left with a concept of God
that maintains all of the traditional divine attributes, is
consistent with current scientific advances, remains compatible
with contemporary and historical arguments for the existence of
God, and better refutes contemporary and historical arguments for
atheism than the traditional, active God.
"Hey, that was kind of racist." "I'm not a racist! I have Black
friends." This exchange highlights a problem with how people in the
United States tend to talk about racially tricky situations. As
Racist, Not Racist, Antiracist: Language and the Dynamic Disaster
of American Racism explores, such situations are ordinarily
categorized as either racist or not racist (or, in other cases, as
antiracist). The problem is, there are often situations that are
racially not good, but that we do not want to categorize as racist,
either. However, since we don't have the language to describe this
in-between, we are forced to fall back on the racist/not
racist/antiracist trinary, which tends to shut down productive
discussion. This is especially true for white people, who tend to
take claims of racism-be they interpersonal or institutional-as a
personal attack. This is problematic, not only because it means
that white people never learn about their own racially troubling
behaviors, but also because such fragility keeps them from being
able to engage in productive discussions about systemic racial
oppression. Leland Harper and Jennifer Kling demonstrate how
expanding our racial vocabulary is crucial for the attainment of
justice equally enjoyed by all.
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