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Author Tallon, Philip.

Title The poetics of evil : toward an aesthetic theodicy / Philip Tallon
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 252 pages)
Contents Aesthetics and the scope of theodicy -- Aesthetics and theological insight -- Fearful symmetry : theodicy and cosmic harmony -- Poetic injustice : theodicy and tragic vision -- The monsters and the critics : theodicy and horrendous evils
Summary What role do art and aesthetics play in unravelling the theological problem of evil? Philip Tallon constructs an aesthetic theodicy through a fascinating examination of Christian aesthetics, ranging from the writings of Augustine to contemporary philosophy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-245) and index
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Subject Theodicy.
Aesthetics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Ethics.
Aesthetics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Theodicy
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1283427206
9781283427203
9780199779116
0199779112