Divine Power And Evil
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Divine Power And Evil
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Author : Kenneth K. Pak
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-06
Divine Power And Evil written by Kenneth K. Pak and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-06 with Religion categories.
Evil perplexes us all and threatens to undermine the meaningfulness of our existence. How can we reconcile the reality of evil with the notion of a God who is perfectly good and powerful? Process theodicy, whose foremost proponent is David Griffin, suggests one answer: because every being possesses its own power of self-determination in order for God to attain the divine aim of higher goodness for the world, God must take the risk of the possibility of evil. Divine Power and Evil responds to Griffin's criticisms against traditional theodicy, assesses the merits of process theodicy, and points out ways in which traditional theism could incorporate a number of Griffin's valuable insights in progressing toward a philosophically and theologically satisfactory theodicy. It provides a new and important contribution to a long-standing debate within philosophy of religion and theology.
God S Own Ethics
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Author : Mark C. Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
God S Own Ethics written by Mark C. Murphy and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Philosophy categories.
Every version of the argument from evil requires a premise concerning God's motivation - about the actions that God is motivated to perform or the states of affairs that God is motivated to bring about. The typical source of this premise is a conviction that God is, obviously, morally perfect, where God's moral perfection consists in God's being motivated to act in accordance with the norms of morality by which both we and God are governed. The aim of God's Own Ethics is to challenge this understanding by giving arguments against this view of God as morally perfect and by offering an alternative account of what God's own ethics is like. According to this alternative account, God is in no way required to promote the well-being of sentient creatures, though God may rationally do so. Any norms of conduct that favor the promotion of creaturely well-being that govern God's conduct are norms that are contingently self-imposed by God. This revised understanding of divine ethics should lead us to revise sharply downward our assessment of the force of the argument from evil while leaving intact our conception of God as an absolutely perfect being, supremely worthy of worship.
Divine Evil
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Author : Nora Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-08-05
Divine Evil written by Nora Roberts and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-05 with Fiction categories.
Famed sculptor Clare Kimball has the art world at her feet. But her success can't help her escape the nightmares that have plagued her since childhood, when her father died in mysterious circumstances. Clare's tragic history has finally drawn her back home to Maryland, in search of answers. Little has changed in her home town of Emmitsboro - except Cameron Rafferty. Once the local bad boy, he's landed on the right side of the law and is now the town sheriff. With Clare's return, their bond is growing stronger every day - fuelled by an attraction that's been simmering for years. But when the town is rocked by a brutal murder, Clare and Cam will learn that evil can linger anywhere...
God Power And Evil
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Author : David Ray Griffin
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 2004-01-01
God Power And Evil written by David Ray Griffin and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Religion categories.
The baffling age-old question, if there is a good God, why is there evil in the world? has troubled ordinary people and great thinkers for centuries. God, Power, and Evil illuminates the issues by providing both a critical historical survey of theodicy as presented in the works of major Western philosophers and theologians--Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, Aquinas, Spinoza, Luther, Calvin, Leibniz, Barth, John Hick, James Ross, Fackenheim, Brunner, Berkeley, Albert Knudson, E. S. Brighton, and others--and a brilliant constructive statement of an understanding of theodicy written from the perspective of the process philosophical and theological thought inspired primarily by Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne.
Pannenberg On Evil Love And God
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Author : Revd Canon Dr Mark Hocknull
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2014-02-07
Pannenberg On Evil Love And God written by Revd Canon Dr Mark Hocknull and has been published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-07 with Religion categories.
Pannenberg on Evil, Love and God examines a much-neglected aspect of the theological thought of one of the most original contemporary German theologians, Wolfhart Pannenberg: his theological and philosophical understanding of evil and its relationship to the love of God. The book seeks to correct a widely held misconception that in his theology, Pannenberg has neglected the darker side of the world, concentrating instead on an optimistic picture of the future.
Theodicy
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Author : Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2010-07-01
Theodicy written by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-01 with Philosophy categories.
In this 1710 treatise, Gottfried Liebniz's only book-length work, he applies the idea of philosophical "optimism"-that we live in the best of all possible worlds-to the "problem of evil"-If a benevolent God exists, why do terrible things happen? He explores the possibility that humanity's happiness is not necessarily part of God's plan. Much of Leibniz's thinking in the realm of the sciences flowed from his philosophy-he believed the universe to operate under simple, intelligible, interconnected rules. Understanding how he approached the metaphysical world and humanity's place in it is vital to understanding his contributions to modern science. The impact of the work of German mathematician GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ (1646-1716) on modern science and technology is all but incalculable. His notation for infinitesimal calculus-which he developed independently of Newton-remains in use today, and his invention of binary counting is the basis for modern computing. He was a powerfully influential philosopher as well, and is still considered, alongside Descartes and Spinoza, one of the great 17th-century rationalists.
Who Rules The World
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Author : Hans Schwarz
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 2021-03-30
Who Rules The World written by Hans Schwarz and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-30 with Religion categories.
Over a career spanning more than fifty years, Hans Schwarz has grappled with nearly all of Christianity's major theological questions. In this latest volume, Schwarz tackles the perennial problem of evil. How is it possible to reconcile the manifest evil and pain in the world with the biblical promise of hope and redemption? Are we, in fact, "lonely wanderers in the immensity of the universe about whom nobody cares," or is there something above and beyond us in which we can trust? To this perennial question Schwarz brings his signature blend of pastoral sensitivity and scholarly acumen. Informed by decades in the classroom, Schwarz offers a sweeping survey of views of the problem of evil, beginning with the world's major religious traditions before focusing on the major views across the broad span of Christian history. The book aims to help readers interested in the problem of evil understand the broad sweep of human thought about the problem, and make informed assessments of the issue for themselves.
God And Evil
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Author : Herbert McCabe
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2010-02-26
God And Evil written by Herbert McCabe and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-26 with Religion categories.
Herbert McCabe was one of the most original and creative theologians of recent years. Continuum has published numerous volumes of unpublished typescripts left behind by him following his untimely death in 2001. This book is the sixth to appear. McCabe was deeply immersed in the philosophical theology of St Thomas Aquinas and was responsible in part for the notable revival of interest in the thought of Aquinas in our time. Here he tackles the problem of evil by focusing and commenting on what Aquinas said about it. What should we mean by words such as 'good', 'bad', 'being', 'cause', 'creation', and 'God'? These are McCabe's main questions. In seeking to answer them he demonstrates why it cannot be shown that evil disproves God's existence. He also explains how we can rightly think of evil in a world made by God. McCabe's approach to God and evil is refreshingly unconventional given much that has been said about it of late. Yet it is also very traditional. It will interest and inform anyone seriously interested in the topic.
The Uncontrolling Love Of God
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Author : Thomas Jay Oord
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2015-11-09
The Uncontrolling Love Of God written by Thomas Jay Oord and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-09 with Religion categories.
Rarely does a new theological position emerge to account well for life in the world, including not only goodness and beauty but also tragedy and randomness. Drawing from Scripture, science, philosophy and various theological traditions, Thomas Jay Oord offers a novel theology of providence—essential kenosis—that emphasizes God's inherently noncoercive love in relation to creation.
Mothership Connections
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Author : Theodore Walker Jr.
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01
Mothership Connections written by Theodore Walker Jr. and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Religion categories.
Bringing a black Atlantic approach to constructive postmodern efforts to understand and transcend modern worldviews and modern world orders, Mothership Connections draws upon the work of scholars in the tradition of W. E. B. Du Bois, Charles H. Long, Alfred North Whitehead, and Charles Hartshorne. The author shows that connections to the originating influences of transatlantic slavery and black Atlantic experiences are essential to any adequate account of modernity and postmodernity. He also argues that metaphysics is essential to theology and moral theory, synthesizing neoclassical metaphysics and black theology to develop a black Atlantic account of metaphysical aspects of struggle, power, and ethical deliberation.