Defending God

biblical responses to the problem of evil

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English
Pages
275

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Cover of: Defending God
Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil
April 1, 2005, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
Cover of: Defending God
Defending God: biblical responses to the problem of evil
2004, Oxford University Press
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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-264) and indexes.

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Oxford, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
231/.8
Library of Congress
BS1199.T44 C74 2004, BS1199.T44C74 2004, BS1199.T44 C74 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 275 p. ;
Number of pages
275

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3292976M
Internet Archive
defendinggodbibl00jame
ISBN 10
0195140028
LCCN
2004011803
OCLC/WorldCat
55228733
Library Thing
2069701
Goodreads
1582489

First Sentence

"For many Westerners today, the natural response to the evils that beset us is to deny the existence of God."

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