Open research questions in Theology and Philosophy of Evil
102 gap statements mined from Theology and Philosophy of Evil papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,703 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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The lack of a clear distinction between mere worship-worthiness and supreme or maximal worship-worthiness.
It argues that the Islamic perspective on these issues is necessary to explain the existence of the universe.
Advancements in future research are necessary to fully understand the concept of 'faith' and its relationship with 'ultimate concern'. The experience of transcendence that speaks to us in the face of the Other should be further explored.
Faith and the Other. Revisiting the Transcendence of the Other in the Psychology of Religion · 2026 · DOIFurther research on James’ doctrine concerning the mysterious state of consciousness should follow the relevant perspectives and approaches of both Chinese Daoist philosophy and Daoism (see Chengbing 2022).
Future research could explore the implications of retrocausality for human decision-making. It could also investigate the intersection of theology and physics in understanding retrocausality.
Retrokauzalumas kaip autentiško sprendimo priėmimo sąlyga: tarp Empirėjaus ateityje ir fizinės realybės · 2026 · DOIIt highlights the need to integrate theological tradition and quantum physics in understanding retrocausality.
Retrokauzalumas kaip autentiško sprendimo priėmimo sąlyga: tarp Empirėjaus ateityje ir fizinės realybės · 2026 · DOIThe study highlights the need for further analysis of Schleiermacher's thought and its relevance to contemporary theological debates.
An Ethical Founding of Christology in Liberal Theology. The Exemplary Humanity of Jesus vs. His Divinity, in the System of Fr. Schleiermacher · 2026 · DOIFuture research could explore the implications of the paper's findings for the development of new approaches to seeking truth. Future research could investigate the applications of the paper's conclusions in different contexts.
The paper aims to address this gap by analyzing the dialogue between science and Orthodox theology.
The lack of acknowledgment of a higher power or structure in modern institutions and societies. The limited understanding of the concept of 'GAY' and its implications on human behavior and societal structures.
The paper identifies a gap in the existing literature on the Fine-Tuning Argument for God's Existence, namely the lack of a thorough defense of dispositional essentialism. The author argues that existing responses to FTA are inadequate and that a new approach is needed.
Harris’ commitment to the rule of methodological naturalism in the natural sciences, as well as his lack of evidence for the limits of using it in his hermeneutical analysis of divine action, makes his academic papers represent the main assumptions of NT.
Second Thoughts on Naturalistic Theism and Model of Levels of Analysis: A Response to Mark Harris · 2021 · DOIThis article remedies this lacuna by paying close attention to an understudied aspect of the development of Hobbes's religious theory from The Elements of Law to Leviathan: his treatment of the supernatural and, particularly, of matters of faith known by supernatural revelation as opposed to natural reason.
But given the increasing heterogeneity of contemporary society, in which the language of one particular religion or secular ideology is insufficient to shape public moral discourse, Jones’s effort to develop a basis for evaluating moral responsibility on a more neutral philosophical foundation is a welcome addition to the growing body of post-Holocaust ethics literature.
Moral Responsibility in the Holocaust. A Study in the Ethics of Character, David H. Jones (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999), xi + 257 pp., cloth $80.00, pbk. $24.95. · 2006 · DOII also show that monistic assumptions have led to an unfortunate interpretation ofAldo Leopold’s land ethic and that a pluralist and pragmatist direction is likely to provide a more efficacious and theoretically defensible direction for further study of environmental philosophy in a more practical mode.
The paper suggests that future research should consider alternative perspectives in understanding human behavior. The paper highlights the importance of a more nuanced understanding of human behavior.
Further study is needed to fully understand the implications of the concept of rationality as anti-entropic. Research should explore the role of cognitive work, personality, and societal development in maintaining rationality. The development of new methods for maintaining rationality is an area for future research.
The concept of rationality is often assumed to be a natural state, but this paper proposes that it is actually anti-entropic. Prior work has not fully explored the implications of this idea on various aspects of human behavior and decision-making.
Future research can explore alternative theological methods that maintain the distinction between philosophy and theology. Further analysis of Rahner's theology and its implications for theological reflection can be conducted.
The gap is the limitation of Rahner's approach in maintaining the distinction between philosophy and theology. The paper identifies the need for an alternative understanding of the question of whether we can know God directly.
The lack of understanding of Schwab's conception of the practical in education is a challenge.
Experiences of transcendence are beyond our grasp and cannot be produced by ourselves. Empirical investigation of experiences of transcendence has remained marginal in psychological research.
Faith and the Other. Revisiting the Transcendence of the Other in the Psychology of Religion · 2026 · DOIThe author argues that the Christian faith has a significant role to play in shaping human behavior and attitudes towards life and death.
Further study of the implications of evolutionary ethics for our understanding of human behavior. Examination of the challenges to moral arguments presented by evolutionary thinking. Exploration of the debate over the relative plausibility of objective and subjective views of ethics.
The gap between evolutionary ethics and traditional ideas of morality and human agents. The challenge to religious understandings of morality presented by evolutionary thinking.
Most-cited papers in Theology and Philosophy of Evil
- Outline of a Theory of Truth · The Journal of Philosophy · 1975 · 844 citations
- The dialogical self: Beyond individualism and rationalism. · American Psychologist · 1992 · 609 citations
- Virtue and Reason · The Monist · 1979 · 594 citations
- The World is More Just for Me than Generally: About the Personal Belief in a Just World Scale's Validity · Social Justice Research · 1999 · 561 citations
- Utilitarianism and Welfarism · The Journal of Philosophy · 1979 · 438 citations
- Pretending and believing: issues in the theory of ToMM · Cognition · 1994 · 360 citations
- Belief and the Will · The Journal of Philosophy · 1984 · 332 citations
- Thirteen theorems in search of the truth · Theory and Decision · 1983 · 293 citations
- Justification and truth · Philosophical Studies · 1984 · 262 citations
- Tarski's Theory of Truth · The Journal of Philosophy · 1972 · 256 citations
Most recent work
- Triadic Meta-Ontological Realism: From Invariant to Trinity — A Complete Argument for God · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- The miracle of ordinary · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2026
- Non Temporal Simultaneity and Ontological Coherence: A Working Response to Eric J. Needham · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- The Rational Search for Truth Existence, Consciousness, and Divine Reality · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- You and Me Against the World · The Monist · 2026
- Faith and the Other. Revisiting the Transcendence of the Other in the Psychology of Religion · 2026
- ¿Dios juega a los dados? Argumentos a favor y en contra del ajuste fino · Revista de Filosofía de la Universidad de Costa Rica · 2026
- Book Review: Jonathan K. Crane, Emily Filler, and Mira Beth Wasserman, Eds.: Modern Jewish Ethics Since 1970: Writings on Methods, Sources, and Issues · Contemporary Jewry · 2026
- Enduring Philosophical Implications of William James’ Radical Empiricism · Filosofija Sociologija · 2026
- From Inseparable Operations to the Unity of God: Analytic Readings of Gregory of Nyssa’s Trinitarian Argumentation · Roczniki Filozoficzne · 2026
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