E.J. Lowe’s Metaphysics and Philosophical Theology

This volume explores how E.J. Lowe’s metaphysics relates to various issues in philosophical theology and the philosophy of religion.Lowe’s views on ontological issues have direct implications for issues in philosophical theology as well as philosophy of religion. Lowe’s work is systematic in nature, and he built an extremely sophisticated ontological system in The Four-Category Ontology. The chapters in this volume are concerned with the centrality of having a proper ontology for our understanding of the core issues in philosophical theology. This means that we need to engage in ground-level debates about the ontology of theological issues. The chapters explore topics such as the existence of God, divine causality, divine presence, divine action, divine temporality dualism, and Christology.E.J. Lowe’s Metaphysics and Philosophical Theology will appeal to scholars and graduate students working in philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and philosophical theology.

Mihretu P. Guta is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics at Biola University, USA. He is the editor of Consciousness and the Ontology of Properties (Routledge, 2018). Taking Persons Seriously (with Scott Rae, Pickwick Publications, 2024) and Selfhood, Autism and Thought Insertion (with Sophie Gibb, Academic Imprint, 2021). His main research includes: metaphysics, philosophy of mind and the science of consciousness studies. Eric LaRock is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Oakland University and Affiliate Faculty at the Center for Consciousness Science, University of Michigan, USA. His primary research areas are philosophy of mind, philosophy of neuroscience, and metaphysics.