Qualities of God

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Who is known as 'The Father of Modern Liberal Theology'?
Friedrich Schleiermacher
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What did he compare God's omniscience to?
God knows us like a close friend knows us. He knows what we will do without forcing us to make choices. This means that people can act freely.
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What are the problems with this comparison?
Anthropomorphic which limits God's omnipotence; human knowledge can be fallible whilst God is infallible, so can't be compared.
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Who wrote 'The Consolation of Philosophy'?
Boethius
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What is the book about?
Boethius debates God's knowledge and its impact on the free will of man.
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