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Horrendous evils and the goodness of God / Marilyn McCord Adams.
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TextSeries: Cornell studies in the philosophy of religionDescription: xi, 220 pages ; 23 cmISBN: - 0801436117
- 9780801436116
- 0801486866
- 9780801486869
- ARCH YNDC 231.8 A211H
- BJ1401 .A435 1999
- BJ1401 .A435 1999
Contents:
Review: "When confronted by horrendous evil, even the most pious believer may question not only life's worth but also God's power and goodness. A distinguished philosopher and a practicing minister, Marilyn McCord Adams has written a highly original work on a fundamental dilemma of Christian thought - how to reconcile faith in God with the evils that afflict human beings." "If redirected, philosophical reflection on evil can, Adams's book demonstrates, provide a valuable approach not only to theories of God and evil but also to pastoral care. Drawing on the resources of Biblical religion, her work invites thoughtful readers to reconsider their notions of this eternal question and demonstrates how horrendous evils can indeed be defeated by the goodness of God."--Jacket.
Part One. Deconstructing a problem -- Problems of Evil -- Global Goodness and Its Limitations -- Dignity of Human Nature? -- Part Two Conceptual enrichments -- Divine Agency, Remodeled -- Purity and Defilement -- Symbolic Value: Honor and Shame -- Taste and See ... -- Part Three Resolution and Relevance -- Resources to the Rescue -- Praxis of Evil -- Conclusion: Horrors, Disruptive and Disrupting.
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| ARCH YNDC 231.765 P415I Intelligent design creationism and its critics : philosophical, theological, and scientific perspectives / | ARCH YNDC 231.765 T166G God and creation in Christian theology : tyranny or empowerment? / | ARCH YNDC 231.7652 R856E Evolution and Christian faith : reflections of an evolutionary biologist / | ARCH YNDC 231.8 A211H Horrendous evils and the goodness of God / | ARCH YNDC 231.8 A354I If God is good-- : faith in the midst of suffering and evil / | ARCH YNDC 231.8 B789I Is God to blame? : moving beyond pat answers to the problem of evil / | ARCH YNDC 231.8 B789S Satan and the problem of evil : constructing a trinitarian warfare theodicy / |
Includes bibliographical references (unnumbered page 209-page 214) and index.
Part One. Deconstructing a problem -- Problems of Evil -- Global Goodness and Its Limitations -- Dignity of Human Nature? -- Part Two Conceptual enrichments -- Divine Agency, Remodeled -- Purity and Defilement -- Symbolic Value: Honor and Shame -- Taste and See ... -- Part Three Resolution and Relevance -- Resources to the Rescue -- Praxis of Evil -- Conclusion: Horrors, Disruptive and Disrupting.
"When confronted by horrendous evil, even the most pious believer may question not only life's worth but also God's power and goodness. A distinguished philosopher and a practicing minister, Marilyn McCord Adams has written a highly original work on a fundamental dilemma of Christian thought - how to reconcile faith in God with the evils that afflict human beings." "If redirected, philosophical reflection on evil can, Adams's book demonstrates, provide a valuable approach not only to theories of God and evil but also to pastoral care. Drawing on the resources of Biblical religion, her work invites thoughtful readers to reconsider their notions of this eternal question and demonstrates how horrendous evils can indeed be defeated by the goodness of God."--Jacket.
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