Ep. #87 - More Hiddenness w/ Dr. Rea

Dr. Michael Rea answers the following questions in our interview. What first got you interested in the Problem of Hiddenness and what led you to write the book? What are the two major problems of hiddenness that you aim to tackle in the book? John Schellenberg's first premise (S1) says, "If a perfectly loving God exists, then there exists a God who is always open to a personal relationship with any finite person?" What do you find problematic in this argument?  What view are you inclined to adopt with respect to divine transcendence and what implications does this have for the problem of divine hiddenness? Why don't you take the approach of defending specific human goods that could be obtained through a degree of divine hiddenness? What are a few summary points that you make in chapter 5 about ideal love, human love, and divine love that help you make your case? The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support