Deconstructing Theodicy
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Author | : David Burrell |
Publisher | : Brazos Press |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2008-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1587432226 |
Drawing on Islamic as well as Christian sources, David Burrell provocatively shows that Job does not explain the problem of evil.
Author | : David B. Burrell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : Bible |
ISBN | : 9781441247261 |
Drawing on Islamic as well as Christian sources, David Burrell provocatively shows that Job does not explain the problem of evil.
Author | : Espen Dahl |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2018-12-06 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1108636810 |
This account of evil takes the Book of Job as its guide. The Book of Job considers physical pain, social bereavement, the origin of evil, theodicy, justice, divine violence, and reward. Such problems are explored by consulting ancient and modern accounts from the fields of theology and philosophy, broadly conceived. Some of the literature on evil - especially the philosophical literature - is inclined toward the abstract treatment of such problems. Bringing along the suffering Job will serve as a reminder of the concrete, lived experience in which the problem of evil has its roots.
Author | : Marilyn McCord Adams |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2018-09-05 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1501735926 |
When confronted by horrendous evil, even the most pious believer may question not only life's worth but also God's power and goodness. A distinguished philosopher and a practicing minister, Marilyn McCord Adams has written a highly original work on a fundamental dilemma of Christian thought—how to reconcile faith in God with the evils that afflict human beings. Adams argues that much of the discussion in analytic philosophy of religion over the last forty years has offered too narrow an understanding of the problem. The ground rules accepted for the discussion have usually led philosophers to avert their gaze from the worst—horrendous—evils and their devastating impact on human lives. They have agreed to debate the issue on the basis of religion-neutral values, and have focused on morals, an approach that—Adams claims—is inadequate for formulating and solving the problem of horrendous evils. She emphasizes instead the fruitfulness of other evaluative categories such as purity and defilement, honor and shame, and aesthetics. If redirected, philosophical reflection on evil can, Adams's book demonstrates, provide a valuable approach not only to theories of God and evil but also to pastoral care.
Author | : Anthony Maynard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Theodicy |
ISBN | : |
Furthermore, it is important the reader understand what the thesis is not, lest he or she criticize it for something it was never intended to be. It is not a robust commentary on the Book of Job nor is it a comprehensive presentation on the merits of either a Christocentric or Christotelic reading of the Old Testament. Moreover, while I argue what I believe is a warranted interpretation for the Book of Job, I am not attempting to highlight apostolic agreement or trace firm connections between testaments. What follows should not be mistaken as an argument for the interpretation of the Book of Job but rather one suggesting a potential interpretation as an alternative to theodicy. I believe an argument could be constructed to show the interpretation offered here is the most appropriate but to do so would require an extensive investigation into the original languages of the testaments, 2nd temple hermeneutics, the interpretive traditions of both Jesus and the apostles, and a robust understanding of biblical theology. --taken from the introduction.
Author | : Jill Graper Hernandez |
Publisher | : MDPI |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2019-05-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3038972282 |
The problem of evil has vexed for centuries: is pain and suffering in the world consistent with the existence of God? Theodicy attempts to demonstrate or explain why the answer could be ‘yes’. Some think that the problem of evil was solved a long time ago, but theodicy in the 21st-century has thus far produced novel approaches, uncovered new dilemmas, juxtaposed itself with other philosophical and religious fields, listened to new voices, and has even been explored through uncommon methodologies. This is a new era of, and for, theodicy. Though never removed from the logical problem of evil, theodicy at least in the near future will generate unique arguments related to the phenomenology of lived suffering, modal claims across worlds, the possibility of ameliorative analysis, narrative theodicy, and standpoint difficulties in generating theodical discourse. This special issue is dedicated to extending the platform for clear and interesting perspectives on new dimensions of theodicy, and in reclaiming perspectives on the problem of evil that have been largely ignored in philosophy of religion.
Author | : Daniel Castelo |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 77 |
Release | : 2012-06-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1621893138 |
The question of God's relationship to evil is a long-running one in the history of Christianity, and the term often deployed for this task has been theodicy. The way theodicy has historically been pursued, however, has been problematic on a number of counts. Most significantly, these efforts have generally been insufficiently theological. This work hopes to subvert and reconfigure the theodical task in a way that can be accessible to nonspecialists. Overall, the book hopes to cast the "god" of theodicy as the triune God of Christian confession, a move that shapes and alters distinctly all that follows in what has traditionally been considered a philosophical matter.
Author | : Terrence W. Tilley |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2000-03-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1579104304 |
The thesis of this book is straightforward: Tilley argues that theodicy as a discourse practice creates evils while theodicists ignore or distort classic texts in the Christian tradition, unwittingly efface genuine evils in their attempts to justify God, and silence the voice of the suffering and the oppressed by writing them out of the theological picture. The result is often a theological legitimation of intolerable social evils.
Author | : Jerome Gellman |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 429 |
Release | : 2018-06-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1351139584 |
This sixth volume of The History of Evil charts the era 1950–2018, with topics arising after the atrocities of World War II, while also exploring issues that have emerged over the last few decades. It exhibits the flourishing of analytic philosophy of religion since the War, as well as the diversity of approaches to the topic of God and evil in this era. Comprising twenty-one chapters from a team of international contributors, this volume is divided into three parts, God and Evil, Humanity and Evil and On the Objectivity of Human Judgments of Evil. The chapters in this volume cover relevant topics such as the evidential argument from evil, skeptical theism, free will, theodicy, continental philosophy, religious pluralism, the science of evil, feminist theorizations, terrorism, pacifism, realism and relativism. This outstanding treatment of the history of evil will appeal to those with particular interests in the ideas of evil and good
Author | : JiSeong James Kwon |
Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2016-05-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9783161543975 |
JiSeong James Kwon discusses similar linguistic expressions and themes between Job and Deutero-Isaiah, and attempts to find out a common historical background. He argues that both Job and Deutero-Isaiah significantly reflect common scribal ideas, although each text belongs to wisdom and prophetic genre. - From the back of the book