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September 10, 2025Modern Theology0 citations

The Epistemic Paradox of Non‐Contrastive Transcendence

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The epistemic paradox challenges the validity of causal inferences about God, complicating the understanding of revelation.
It proposes that meaning-making inferences can be analogous to literary interpretation rather than strictly causal.
The exploration seeks to establish a connection between divine revelation and interpretations of art, broadening epistemological frameworks.
This work encourages reevaluating how we understand God through experiential narratives and non-causal connections.

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Abstract This essay explores the epistemic paradox suggested by non‐contrastive transcendence: though the doctrine is ultimately grounded in revelation, it appears to rule out the possibility of revelation by undermining the validity of causal inferences about God. The suggested solution is that the inferences which ground the narration of God in experience need not be causal, but are analogous to meaning‐making inferences used to interpret literature and other forms of art.

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