Submissions for Fall 2025 Issue 12 are OPEN
Contemplating Logos Through Divine Presence and Humanity
In times of transformation and uncertainty, we find ourselves drawn to, or standing beside, the idea of an omnipotent presence. How does spirituality shape our perception of life and the chaos that surrounds us? Does religion anchor us and offer meaning amidst destruction, or does it awaken hope and illuminate the inner self? In this issue, we want to explore the intersections of divine power, spiritual experience, and the search for deeper understanding in a world that is constantly shifting and evolving.
Below is a list of questions designed to spark your thinking surrounding this matter. Feel free to take what resonates with you. We hope you enjoy it.
Guiding Questions:
Can a divine power exist without a linear path in the world?
How does spirituality influence the way we see ourselves and our fate?
How do we see divine power or omnipotence play into the relationship between the church and the state?
Does religion have an influence on our modern systems such as schools and occupations?
How does the presence of divine beings alter our perceptions of morality?
Does religion need to be justified by reason, or is faith alone enough?
How does the presence of divine beings affect ideas of natural law, human freedom, and universal human truths? If such ideals even exist.
How do historical, mainly ancient, conceptions of divine powers influence human ideals today?
Guiding works:
Kierkegaard’s Arguments Against Objective Reasoning in Religion – Robert Adams
The Five Ways – Thomas Aquinas
God’s Foreknowledge and Free Will – Augustine
God, Design, and Fine-Tuning – Robin Collins
The Existence of God and the Beginning of the Universe – William Lane Craig
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion – David Hume
Of Miracles – David Hume
The Argument from Evil – David Hume
Theodicy: A Defense of Theism – Gottfried Leibniz
Must the Beginning of the Universe Have a Personal Cause? A Critical Examination of the Kalam Cosmological Argument – Wes Morriston
Teleological Arguments for God's Existence – Del Ratzsch
Cosmological Arguments – Bruce Reichenbach
Evil Is Evidence Against Theistic Belief – William L. Rowe
Is the Universe Fine-Tuned for Us? – Victor J. Stenger
Argument from Design – Richard Swinburne
The Cosmological Argument: A Defense – Richard Taylor