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Natural Law and Divine Action: The Search for an Expanded Theory of Causation.

Talk of divine action faces its greatest obstacle when it confronts natural law and efficient causation. If all valid explanations involve deterministic laws, and only microphysical causes actively trigger change, claims for divine action can serve no explanatory role. But science does not in fact r...

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Published in:Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 615 - 637
Main Author: Clayton, Philip
Format: Article
Published: Open Library of Humanities Sep2004
Subjects:
Determinism (Philosophy)
Evolutionary theories
Miracles
Natural law
International law
Life sciences
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