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Divine Providence implies the recognition that in God's eternal plan, in his creative design, evil originally had no place. But once committed by man and permitted by God, evil is, in the last analysis, subordinated to the good: "Everything works for good" as the Apostle says (cf. Rom 8:28).
The core of Aquinas’ teaching on providence, a preliminary definition of which is ordinare in finem (SCG III, 73)1, is that providence reaches the whole of the natural world, closely following his own doctrine of creatio ex nihilo, by which Aquinas explains the complete dependence in being and acting of those beings that are not the Creator.
Aug 1, 2001 · Traditional theism holds that God is the creator of heaven and earth, and that all that occurs in the universe takes place under Divine Providence — that is, under God’s sovereign guidance and control. According to believers, God governs creation as a loving father, working all things for good.
Some theologians, such as the prominent theologian William Ames (1576–1633), have referred to divine providence as involving a creatio continua. Those who have articulated the doctrine have done so in the face of various objections from pagan and sub-theistic notions of God’s care.
It is God who is the subject of creatio continua ; in Christianity it is a triune God. Fundamentally divine nature, Divine Persons: God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Jul 1, 2015 · There seems to be a renewal of theological emphasis today on the historical view of creatio continua (continual creation), referred to by some theologians as the doctrine of providence. Providence is the triune God’s activity in preserving creatures and bringing about their fruitfulness and ongoing diversity.
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II, ‘Providential Aspects of Creatio Ex Nihilo’ (chapters 7–9) concerns the notion of divine providence, critically evaluates influential theories of it and explores the implications for the notion of providence of Robson’s preferred account of
