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Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil
April 1, 2005, Oxford University Press, USA
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Defending God: biblical responses to the problem of evil
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Table of Contents
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-264) and indexes.
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"For many Westerners today, the natural response to the evils that beset us is to deny the existence of God."
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