The Classical Doctrine of the Eternal Processions and Creation ex nihilo
Published in Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie
I argue that the classical doctrine of the eternal processions (CDEP) is inconsistent with the doctrine of creation ex nihilo (DCEN). More specifically, I argue that the metaphysical entailments of each doctrine are inconsistent with one another. According to the CDEP, God must be atemporal and immutable to avoid entailing some sort of ontological ...