Defending God : biblical responses to the problem of evil /

What motivates the centuries old human endeavour to impose moral standards of behaviour on the gods? James Crenshaw offers a synthesis of his ideas on the subject of theodicy & the struggle to absolve the deity of responsibility for injustice.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Crenshaw, James L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Temas:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Old Testament
Theodicy > Biblical teaching.
Good and evil > Biblical teaching.
Théodicée > Enseignement biblique.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > General.
Good and evil > Biblical teaching
Theodicy > Biblical teaching
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Spreading the blame around
  • The atheistic answer : abandoning the quest
  • Alternative gods : falling back on a convenient worldview
  • A demon at work : letting benevolence slip
  • Part II: Redefining God
  • Limited power and knowledge : accentuating human freedom
  • Split personality : reconciling justice with mercy
  • A disciplinary procedure : stimulating growth in virtue
  • Punishment for sin : blaming the victim
  • Part III: Shifting to the human scene
  • Suffering as atonement : making the most of a bad thing
  • Justice deferred : banking on life beyond the grave
  • Mystery : appealing to human ignorance
  • Disinterested righteousness : questioning the problem.

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