Problems in Theology: Evil
Published on 1. November 2003
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-0-567-08976-2 (ISBN)
Description
This reader samples a wide range of modern theological, religious and philosophical discussion on the problem of evil, understood both in terms of the practical or spiritual problem of coping with evil, and the theological problem of explaining its presence in God's world. Topics include protest atheism, responses to the Holocaust, Buddhist spirituality, the freewill defence, the vale of soul-making Theodicy, and the "cost-effectiveness" of evil. Contributors include Roy Eckardt, Austin Farrer, John Hick, Soren Kierkegaard, John Mackie, Jurgen Moltmann, Kenneth Surin and Ellie Wiesel.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
further reading, indexes
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-08976-2 (9780567089762)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface; Introduction: Reading the Readings; 1. Evil, Protest and Response; 1.1 Outrage and Rebellion; 1.2 Theodicy and Bad faith; 1.3 Finding God in Evil; 1.4 Protest Atheism and the Cross; 1.5 Suffering and the Death of Christ; 1.6 Survival, Endurance and the Holocaust; 2. The Buddha and Kierkegaard on Suffering: Two Religions Compared; 2.1 The Buddha, Suffering and Enlightenment; 2.2 On Not Explaining; 2.3 On Direct Experience; 2.4 Nirvana; 2.5 Compassion and Sacrifice; 2.6 Self and Suffering; 2.7 Kierkegaard on Truth, Job and Christ; Some Explanatory Notes on Buddhism; 3. The Varieties of Theodicy; 3.1 The Problem Posed; 3.2 Some Solutions Offered; 3.3 The Principle of Plenitude; 3.4 Evil and Non-Being; 3.5 The Free Will Defence; 3.6 The Vale of Soul-Making; 4. The Logic of Theodicy; 4.1 The Best Possible World; 4.2 Maximising Satisfaction; 4.3 Necessary Evil?; 4.4 The Cost-Effectiveness of Evil and the Quantifying of Pain; Further Reading; Topics for Discussion; Acknowledgements; Index of Subjects; Index of Names