Theodicy Beyond the Death of 'God'
Title | Theodicy Beyond the Death of 'God' PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Shanks |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2019-12-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780367890421 |
True theodicy is partly a theoretical corrective to evangelistic impatience: discounting the distortions arising from over-eager salesmanship. And partly it is a work of poetic intensification, dedicated to faith's necessary struggle against resentment. This book contains a systematic survey of the classic theoretical-corrective theodicy tradition initiated, in the early Seventeenth Century, by Jakob Böhme. Two centuries later, Böhme's lyrical thought is translated into rigorous philosophical terms by Schelling; and is, then, further, set in context by Hegel's doctrine of providence at work in world history. The old 'God' of mere evangelistic impatience is, as Hegel sees things, 'dead'. And so theodicy is liberated, to play its proper role: illustrated here with particular reference to the book of Job, the post-Holocaust poetry of Nelly Sachs, and the thought of Simone Weil. A boldly polemical study, this book is a bid to re-ignite debate on the whole topic of theodicy. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars in religious studies, theology and philosophy.
Theodicy Beyond the Death of 'God'
Title | Theodicy Beyond the Death of 'God' PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Shanks |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 2018-02-02 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1351607200 |
True theodicy is partly a theoretical corrective to evangelistic impatience: discounting the distortions arising from over-eager salesmanship. And partly it is a work of poetic intensification, dedicated to faith’s necessary struggle against resentment. This book contains a systematic survey of the classic theoretical-corrective theodicy tradition initiated, in the early Seventeenth Century, by Jakob Böhme. Two centuries later, Böhme’s lyrical thought is translated into rigorous philosophical terms by Schelling; and is, then, further, set in context by Hegel’s doctrine of providence at work in world history. The old ‘God’ of mere evangelistic impatience is, as Hegel sees things, ‘dead’. And so theodicy is liberated, to play its proper role: illustrated here with particular reference to the book of Job, the post-Holocaust poetry of Nelly Sachs, and the thought of Simone Weil. A boldly polemical study, this book is a bid to re-ignite debate on the whole topic of theodicy. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars in religious studies, theology and philosophy.
Where Was God: Evil, Theodicy, and Modern Science
Title | Where Was God: Evil, Theodicy, and Modern Science PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Gary Stilwell |
Pages | 265 |
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The Evils of Theodicy
Title | The Evils of Theodicy PDF eBook |
Author | Terrence W. Tilley |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
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.
Evil and Evolution: A Theodicy
Title | Evil and Evolution: A Theodicy PDF eBook |
Author | Richard W. Kropf |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2004-08-18 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1725211440 |
First published in 1984 and recently revised and updated, this book deals with the problem of evil, or theodicy (God's justice). It contends that the process of evolution, particularly as it bears on the emergence of free will, rather than being a barrier to faith, gives us the key to understanding its greatest obstacle - the existence of so much suffering in the world. It further advances the still contested claim that God is truly our fellow sufferer in our struggle to overcome evil in all of its many forms.
Pathways in Theodicy
Title | Pathways in Theodicy PDF eBook |
Author | Mark S. M. Scott |
Publisher | Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1451464703 |
Why does God permit evil and suffering? This question, known as the problem of evil in theological and philosophical circles, has perennially vexed Christian theology. Academic studies on the problem of evil, however, have failed to move the conversation forward in recent years. In this volume, designed for students and scholars alike, Mark S. M. Scott traces the major models and motifs in Christian explanations for evil (called theodicies) and argues for a thorough rethinking of the problem of evil and theodicy based on distinctly Christian theological criteria and resources.
Theodicy of Love
Title | Theodicy of Love PDF eBook |
Author | John C. Peckham |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2018-11-06 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 149341576X |
If God is all powerful and entirely good and loving, why is there so much evil in the world? Based on a close canonical reading of Scripture, this book offers a new approach to the challenge of reconciling the Christian confession of a loving God with the realities of suffering and evil. John Peckham offers a constructive proposal for a theodicy of love that upholds both the sovereignty of God and human freedom, showing that Scripture points toward a framework for thinking about God's love in relation to the world.