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TitleGod and the problem of evil : Five views / edited by Chad Meister and James K. Dew Jr. [electronic resource]
AuthorMeister, Chad. / Dew, James K.
Call NoDTL 231.8 MEI
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International Standard Book Number 9780830891740
Dewey Decimal Classification Number DTL 231.8 MEI
Personal Name Meister, Chad.
Title Statement God and the problem of evil : Five views / edited by Chad Meister and James K. Dew Jr. [electronic resource]
Imprint InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Illinois. 2017.
Physical Description eBook
Series Statement - Title Spectrum Multiview Books
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Summary, Etc. Evil abounds. And so do the attempts to understand God in the face of such evil. The problem of evil is a constant challenge to faith in God. How can we believe in a loving and powerful God given the existence of so much suffering in the world? Philosophers and theologians have addressed this problem countless times over the centuries. New explanations have been proposed in recent decades drawing on resources in Scripture, theology, philosophy, and science. God and the Problem of Evil stages a dialogue between the five key positions in the current debate: Phillip Cary: A Classic View; William Lane Craig: A Molinist View; William Hasker: An Open Theist View; Thomas Jay Oord: An Essential Kenosis View; Stephen Wykstra: A Skeptical Theism View. According to the classic position, associated especially with the Augustinian tradition, God permits evil and suffering as part of the grand narrative of divine providence to bring about the redemption of creation. Molinism modifies the classic view by adding God's middle knowledge to the picture, in which God has knowledge of what creatures would do in all possible worlds. Open theism rejects the determinism of the classic view in favor of an account of God as a risk-taker who does not know for sure what the future holds. Essential kenosis goes further in providing a comprehensive theodicy by arguing that God cannot control creatures and thus cannot unilaterally prevent evil. Skeptical theism rejects the attempt to provide a theodicy and instead argues that, if God exists, we should not expect to understand God's purposes. Edited and with an introduction by Chad Meister and James K. Dew Jr., God and the Problem of Evil hosts a generous and informative conversation on one of the most pressing issues in the Christian life. - Publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term THEODICY.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term GOD (CHRISTIANITY).
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term GOOD AND EVIL - BIBLICAL TEACHING.
Added Entry, Personal Name Dew, James K.
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