| Description |
1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Contents |
The problem of evil -- God the creator -- Identifying God -- God's moral standing -- How not to exonerate God I -- How not to exonerate God II -- Evil, causation and God -- Goodness, love and reasons -- God, evil and goodness -- Appendix: Is God morally indifferent? |
| Summary |
An important new book on how we can still believe in a God of love and confront the problem of evil in the world. Probably the most important book on the subject since John Hick's book Èvil and the God of Love.̀ & ; Evil is a strong word that people now employ fairly rarely. Many people believe these days that God is omnipotent, omniscient and good and that what we deem to be bad or evil in the world is no reason for abandoning belief in God. It is an intellectual or theoretical problem not one where the focus is on how one might bring about some desirable goal (a practical matter). & ; Profess |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-260) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Theodicy.
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Good and evil
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- General.
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Good and evil
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Theodicy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441138705 |
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1441138706 |
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1282014145 |
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9781282014145 |
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