Exaltation and atrocity: why kenotic humility can't justify divine concurrence of evil

‘Exaltation views' of humility are grounded on a kenotic view of humility, such that divine blessing comes proportionate to the extent to which an agent humbles herself. This article rejects exaltation views of humility which define humility kenotically, justify their arguments from a divine hi...

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1. VerfasserIn: Graper Hernandez, Jill (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Taylor & Francis [2018]
In: International journal of philosophy and theology
Jahr: 2018, Band: 79, Heft: 5, Seiten: 493-506
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Das Böse / Demut / Kenosis / Erhöhung
RelBib Classification:AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus
NBC Gotteslehre
NBE Anthropologie
weitere Schlagwörter:B Divine Hiddenness
B Humility
B problem of evil
B Encounter
B exaltation views
B Gabriel Marcel
B kenoticism
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Zusammenfassung:‘Exaltation views' of humility are grounded on a kenotic view of humility, such that divine blessing comes proportionate to the extent to which an agent humbles herself. This article rejects exaltation views of humility which define humility kenotically, justify their arguments from a divine hiddenness perspective, and which conclude that divine concurrence with evil is justified as long as all humble believers eventually are exalted and blessed. Rather, I will contend that exaltation views misunderstand the meaning of both ‘humility' and ‘exaltation,' even from their own Christian standpoint. I ultimately offer an alternate response to the problem of evil based on an existentially grounded conception of ‘humility' (a recognition of our need for others), which provides for a transmuted turn away from individual kenotic acts and toward community to transform those who suffer from atrocities.
ISSN:2169-2335
Enthält:Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2017.1393770