Monotheism, suffering, and evil
Suffering and evil in the world provide the basis for the most difficult challenge to monotheistic belief. This Element discusses how the three great monotheisms - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - respond to the problem of suffering and evil. Different versions of the problem, types of answers, an...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and monotheism
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| Further subjects: | B
Theodicy
Philosophy
B Judaism Doctrines History B Theology, Doctrinal History B Monotheism B Islam Doctrines History |
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| Summary: | Suffering and evil in the world provide the basis for the most difficult challenge to monotheistic belief. This Element discusses how the three great monotheisms - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - respond to the problem of suffering and evil. Different versions of the problem, types of answers, and recurring themes in philosophical and religious sources are analyzed. Objections to the enterprise of theodicy are also discussed as are additional objections to the monotheistic God more broadly. This treatment culminates in a recommendation for how monotheism can best respond to the most serious formulation of the problem, the argument from gratuitous evil. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022) |
| ISBN: | 1108906486 |