Is God Morally Obligated to Prevent Evil? A Response to James Sterba
James Sterba’s book, Is a Good God Logically Possible?, argues that given the amount of significant and horrendous evil in the world, it is not possible for a (morally) good God to exist. This article draws on the work of Brian Davies’ interpretation of Thomistic metaphysics and theology proper and...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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MDPI
2021
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Religions
Année: 2021, Volume: 12, Numéro: 5 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
James Sterba
B Morality B Evil B Thomas Aquinas B Brian Davies B Good B Morale B God |
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| Résumé: | James Sterba’s book, Is a Good God Logically Possible?, argues that given the amount of significant and horrendous evil in the world, it is not possible for a (morally) good God to exist. This article draws on the work of Brian Davies’ interpretation of Thomistic metaphysics and theology proper and argues that God is not a moral being, and thus has no obligations to prevent such evil. If such is the case, then the problem of evil as presented by Sterba is not a problem for God’s existence. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Référence: | Kommentar in "Sixteen Contributors (2021)"
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| Contient: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel12050312 |