This Element concisely and critically explores the African limited God perspective that denies that the categories of omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence are applicable to the God of African Traditional Religion (ATR). The Element teases out the intricate conceptual nuances in the limitation thesis and interrogates the divergent stances of proponents of the limited God view, with special focus on the mood perspective of the philosophy of consolationism. Proponents of the limitation thesis may be limited God theists who accept that the limited God is a creator-deity or, at least, a world-designer, or limited God non-theists who deny the limited God personality and agency. The Element expands the frontiers of research in African philosophy of religion by showing that the limitation thesis raises the question of a limited God's moral responsibility for some of the evil in the world in his capacity as a world-creator or world-designer.
By:
Ada Agada (Federal University Otuoke) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom ISBN:9781009452687 ISBN 10: 1009452681 Series:Elements in Global Philosophy of Religion Pages: 76 Publication Date:02 January 2025 Audience:
College/higher education
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
General Introduction; 1. African philosophy of religion; 2. The limitation thesis and evil in the world; 3. The limited God, creation, and moral responsibility; References.
