Abstract:This article examines whether T.F. Torrance's theology can uphold the doctrine of divine simplicity, in a manner consistent with his accounts of the ascension of Jesus, God's eternity and divine im/passibility. This article indicates that Torrance's doctrine of simplicity does not fully accord with the traditional one that does not allow for any form of introduction of composites and any historical contingencies into the Being of God. On Torrance's account, God embraces created temporality and carnality into h… Show more
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