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In "God of the Gaps: A Neglected Reply to God's Stone Problem", Jc Beall and A. J. Cotnoir offer a gappy solution to the paradox of (unrestricted) omnipotence that is typified by the classic stone problem. Andrew Tedder and Guillermo Badia, however, have recently argued that this solution could not be extended to a more serious Curry-like version of the paradox. In this paper, we show that such a gappy solution does extend to it

It is an honour for me to write an article in this volume for Pieter Potgieter. In South Africa much attention is given to the political figures who led the nation out of the house of apartheid. We can, however, hardly overestimate the role of the church in this. That was true for the origins of apartheid, and is also true for its abolition. As moderator of the Dutch Reformed Church, Potgieter played a central role in this process. I have great esteem for his courage in turning the course of history that his forefathers set in motion. Every person who has the blood of an African, be they white or be they black, knows what a mental struggle this implies. The following article is not explicitly directed to this. However, its essence asks that we think again about history, and in this setting especially the context of South Africa in the last century. What is this history in respect to God's aim and the destiny of humankind? We should be reluctant to accept easy solutions.

Sovereigns, like individuals, must sometimes make commitments that limit their own freedom of action in order to accomplish their goals. Social scientists have observed that constitutional arrangements can, by restricting a sovereign's power, enable the sovereign to make such commitments. This paper advances several claims about the commitment problems that sovereigns face. First, constitutions do not necessarily solve such problems but can instead aggravate them, by entrenching inalienable governmental powers and immunities. Second, sovereigns and other actors face two distinct varieties of commitment problems - undercommitment and overcommitment - between which they must steer: an actor that can bind itself has surmounted the problem of undercommitment but must then face the risk of hobbling itself to an unforeseen or undesirable extent, or overcommitting itself. Third, courts are well positioned to navigate a course between these matching perils and to optimize the extent of the sovereign's commitments, even in the face of constitutional barriers to commitment by the sovereign. In performing these functions, however, courts risk damage to the basis of their own power - namely, their reputation for rendering fair and efficacious judgments. ; published_or_final_version

In this essay I will address Heschel's reflections on the presence and the power of God, as they appear in his different writings: in his poems, his articles and his books. It was Heschel's belief that a man's works are "windows allowing us to view the author's soul." Heschel's writings attest to the deep inner struggle in his soul, as he considers the almightiness and presence of God. I will examine how historical events shaped Heschel's spiritual insights and brought on new conceptions, new in the sense that they represent renewed spiritual discoveries for Heschel. I will then attempt to analyze Heschel's changing perspectives on the matters of the almightiness and of the potency of God throughout his lifetime.