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English
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David Paulsen on Divine Embodiment
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Mormonism at the Crossroads of Philosophy and Theology : Essays in Honor of David L. Paulsen
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Draper, UT
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Greg Kofford Books
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211-225
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I have divided the present paper into three parts. In Section I, I will make a preliminary biblical case for divine immaterialism. This is the notion that God--except, of course, for the Second Person of the Trinity of His incarnation--is not a physical object, does not have a body, and is an invisible and incorporeal "spirit." This is the opinion of virtually all mainstream Christians (by which I mean Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, and Protestant Christians). In Section II, I will analyze Paulsen's case for divine materialism. This task is not easy because he has written about this topic on many occasions and at some length. Moreover, his arguments are carefully and subtly made. Finally, in Section III, I will argue on philosophical and theological grounds in favor of divine immaterialism. [From the text]