The article reveals the main provisions of discussion on relationship between modern science and theism two famous American philosophers – naturalist Daniel Dennett “analytic theist” Alvin Plantinga. debate took place in 2009 as part session Central Division Philosophical Association was published 2011 under title “ Science Religion: Are They Compatible?” positions analyzed are reproduced conne...

The purpose of this essay is to map out the perspective ecstatic naturalism and its corollary theology deep pantheism. Ecstatic begins ends with fissuring between nature naturing (nature perennially creating itself alone) natured (the innumerable orders world). Nature pulsating potencies could also be named: der Wille (Schopenhauer), firstness (Peirce), transcendental psychoid (Jung), creativit...

Pain and suffering are prima facie bad things. They are widespread. So the traditional argument against theism (the argument from evil) starts with them. Defendants of God’s goodness either have to explain why there is evil (i.e. offer a theodicy) or have at least to show that the argument from evil has no force against theism. Alvin Pantinga (1985) distinguishes between offering a (positive) t...