Evil and divine sovereignty
Since at least the tenth century, some theists have argued that God’s sovereignty as creator exempts God from moral evaluation, and so any argument employing moral principles or the idea of God as morally perfect is fallacious. In particular, any argument contending that the occurrence of pointless...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
[2020]
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Année: 2020, Volume: 88, Numéro: 3, Pages: 273-286 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Théisme
/ Dieu
/ Indépendance
/ Le mal
/ Indifférence
/ Amour
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion NBC Dieu |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Divine Love
B Evidential argument from evil B divine sovereignty B problem of evil |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Résumé: | Since at least the tenth century, some theists have argued that God’s sovereignty as creator exempts God from moral evaluation, and so any argument employing moral principles or the idea of God as morally perfect is fallacious. In particular, any argument contending that the occurrence of pointless evil presents strong evidence against the existence of God is flawed, as God morally owes his creation nothing. This appeal to divine sovereignty, however, fails to rescue any theistic tradition proclaiming that God loves humans, as no one would be indifferent concerning the pointless suffering of her beloved. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8684 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11153-020-09751-1 |