Doctoral Projects

Could evolution produce the image of God? (Christoffer Skogholt)

The project aims to analyze the implications of the theory of evolution for our understanding of the social and moral nature of human beings and, secondly, to integrate this into a theological and philosophical anthropology.

Should Theodicy be Defended? An Analysis of Anti-Theodicy (Gabriel Echazú)

This project concerns anti-theodicy, a meta-philosophical criticism of theodicy and the Problem of evil. The purpose is to analyze those anti-theodicies that argue that theodicies have harmful consequences by examining anti-theodical claims against empirical and philosophical research. The study also seeks to test these anti-theodical claims against a case study of political oppression in order to assess their reasonableness.

Belief in God and modern physics (Lennart Söderlind)

The project analyzes how Christian theologians and philosophers can understand God’s action in the world in the light of modern physics. The basic idea is that the most ambitious research program on these things (the Divine Action Program) does not fully take into account quantum physics at the Planck scale and thus does not account for theories such as non-reciprocal causality.

Religious Disagreement and Trust in Authority (Evelina Edfors)

The project investigates epistemic consequences of religious disagreement, with a focus on trust in authority as grounds for religious belief. From analysis of concepts such as trust, authority, and religious diversity, the project aims to answer the question: Can there be trustworthy religious authority, given the apparent persistence of disagreement among putative authority figures? If so, how can trustworthy religious authority be identified?