Theistic practice and God's personhood

Mawson T

In a recent paper in this journal, Simon Hewitt has argued that theistic practice, at least within Christianity, does not support the claim that theists are committed to conceptualising God as a personal being. In this paper, by considering theistic worship, prayer, and understanding of scriptural revelation, I argue that at least these central theistic practices do imply such a conceptualisation.

Keywords:

divine personhood

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personalism

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Theistic personalism

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Theism

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God

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prayer

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worship

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revelation