This draft explores the doctrine of divine simplicity (DDS) as articulated in seminal work, God without Parts: Divine Simplicity and the Metaphysics of God’s Absoluteness .
II. The Core Thesis: Simplicity as a Condition for Absoluteness God without Parts: Divine Simplicity and the Me...
The doctrine of divine simplicity (DDS) is the classical theological confession that God is "without parts". Unlike created beings, who are "composites" of various parts (matter and form, essence and existence, substance and accidents), God is an absolute, indivisible unity. Historically, this doctrine was a non-negotiable pillar of Christian theism—defended by and the Reformed Scholastics—but it has faced significant challenges in modern theology. This draft explores the doctrine of divine simplicity
