Pathways in Theodicy an Introduction to the Problem of Evil

Arthur J Ennis Postdoctoral Fellow Mark S M Scott
Augsburg Fortress Publishing
9781451464702
1-4514-6470-3

Why does God permit evil and suffering? This question, known as the problem of evil in theological and philosophical circles, has perennially vexed Christian theology. Academic studies on the problem of.

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evil, however, have failed to move the conversation forward in recent years. In this volume, designed for students and scholars alike, Mark S. M. Scott traces the major models and motifs in Christian explanations for evil (called theodicies) and argues for a thorough rethinking of the problem of evil and theodicy based on distinctly Christian theological criteria and resources.