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100 1 _aBurns, Charlene Embrey,
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245 1 0 _aChristian understandings of evil :
_bthe historical trajectory /
_cCharlene P.E. Burns.
300 _axi, 218 pages ;
_c22 cm.
490 1 _aChristian understandings
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-218).
505 0 _aSetting the stage -- Personified evil in ancient Israel and early Christianity -- Cosmic speculation and late ancient theodicies -- Consolidating ancient themes: Middle Ages to Enlightenment -- The foundations of modernity -- Full circule or new directions? -- Theodicies of protest and the evils of theodicy.
520 _aThroughout the two-thousand-year span of Christian history, believers in Jesus have sought to articulate their faith and their understanding of how God works in the world. How do we, as we examine the vast and varied output of those who came before us, understand the unity and the diversity of their thinking? How do we make sense of our own thought in light of theirs? The Christian Understandings series offers to help. In this exciting volume, Charlene Burns offers a brief but thorough tour through more than two millennia of thought on the nature of evil. Starting with the contexts of the Hebrew Bible and moving forward, Burns outlines the many ways that Christian thought has attempted to deal with the reality of evil and suffering. From a personal Satan and demonic activity, to questions of free will and autonomy, to the nature of God and Gods role in suffering, Burns offers a clear and compelling overview--
650 0 _aGood and evil
_xReligious aspects
_xChristianity.
650 0 _aTheodicy
_xHistory of doctrines.
650 0 _aGood and evil
_xPhilosophy.
830 0 _aChristian understandings.
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