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Hiddenness Argument

The "Hiddenness Argument" is a philosophical argument in the philosophy of religion that posits the non-belief of God, particularly among non-resistant or seeking persons, as evidence against the existence of a perfectly loving and omnipotent deity, thereby distinguishing it from other arguments for atheism by focusing on divine inaccessibility rather than moral or evidential deficiencies.

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Publications

3.5K

Citations

50

Authors

34

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

10

Variants

Argument From Divine HiddennessDivine Hiddenness Argument

Parents

Publications

61

The Invisible Religion: The Problem of Religion in Modern Society.

Phillip E. Hammond, Thomas Luckmann · American Sociological Review · 1968 · 814 citations

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Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason

Alan G. Padgett · Philosophical Books · 1994 · 350 citations

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Divine Hiddenness: New Essays

Stephen T. Davis · Philosophia Christi · 2003 · 236 citations

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The hidden theology of Adam Smith

Lisa Hill · European Journal of the History of Economic Thought · 2001 · 188 citations

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The Myth of Religious Neutrality: An Essay on the Hidden Role of Religious Belief in Theories

Marthe Chandler, Roy A. Clouser · Review of Religious Research · 1993 · 120 citations

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Authors

50

  1. JL
    J. L. Schellenberg

    Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada

    8 publications · 306 citations

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  2. TD
    Travis Dumsday

    Concordia University of Edmonton, Canada

    4 publications · 80 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. PL
    Peter Ludlow

    Stony Brook University, United States

    3 publications · 113 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. CA
    Charity Anderson

    University of Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 34 citations

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  5. LH
    Lisa Hill

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    2 publications · 212 citations

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Institutions

34

  1. Mount Saint Vincent University

    Halifax, Canada

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    157 citations

  2. Sharif University of Technology

    Tehran, Iran

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  3. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    57 citations

  4. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  5. University of Vermont

    Burlington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  6. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  7. Williams (United States)

    Tulsa, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  8. Lorain County Community College

    Elyria, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. Religious Studies

    16 publications · 412 citations

    14

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  2. Faith and Philosophy

    7 publications · 179 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion

    3 publications · 40 citations

    3

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  4. Philosophia Christi

    3 publications · 364 citations

    3

    h-index

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