Defending God biblical responses to the problem of evil

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 : r...

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1. Verfasser: Crenshaw, James L. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Oxford u.a. Oxford Univ. Press 2005
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:X, 275 S.
ISBN:0195140028
0-19-514002-8
9780195140026
978-0-19-514002-6