Divine Motivation and Humanity

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Jordan Wessling (Lindsey Wilson College) Ross Parker (Charleston Southern University)

Divine Motivation and Humanity

Jordan Wessling (Lindsey Wilson College), Ross Parker (Charleston Southern University)

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Cambridge University Press
19 June 2025

Philosophy of religion; Nature & existence of God

Series: Elements in the Problems of God

Theists maintain that God created the world and acts within it. However, opinions divide regarding the motives that rest behind and systematically structure God's actions ad extra, especially those actions pertaining to humanity. The major paradigms differ as to whether God is principally motivated (i) by the goal of glorifying Himself, or (ii) by the demands of His own holiness, or (iii) in perfect conformity to moral norms, or (iv) by perfect love. The challenge of providing a theoretical framework for understanding God's fundamental motives vis-à-vis creation constitutes the problem of divine motivation. This Element addresses this problem from a Christian perspective. It assesses leading divine motivational frameworks concerning God's engagement with humanity, and it defends one framework in particular: the Agapist Framework. According to this preferred framework, God's actions toward humans are fundamentally motivated by God's perfect love.

By: Jordan Wessling (Lindsey Wilson College), Ross Parker (Charleston Southern University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009669382
ISBN 10: 1009669389
Series: Elements in the Problems of God
Pages: 84
Publication Date: 19 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The problem of divine motivation; 2. The glorificationist framework; 3. The holiness framework; 4. The morality framework; 5. The agapist framework; 6. The plausibility of the agapist framework; 7. Conclusion; References.