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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795861503321

Autore

Crenshaw James L

Titolo

Defending God [[electronic resource] ] : biblical responses to the problem of evil / / James L. Crenshaw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0198032080

9780198032083

0-19-983560-8

1-4237-2002-4

0-19-988156-1

9786611196707

1-281-19670-3

0-19-803208-0

Descrizione fisica

x, 275 p

Disciplina

231/.8

Soggetti

Theodicy - Biblical teaching

Good and evil - Biblical teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-264) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Spreading the blame around -- The atheistic answer : abandoning the quest -- Alternative gods : falling back on a convenient worldview -- A demon at work : letting benevolence slip -- Part II: Redefining God -- Limited power and knowledge : accentuating human freedom -- Split personality : reconciling justice with mercy -- A disciplinary procedure : stimulating growth in virtue -- Punishment for sin : blaming the victim -- Part III: Shifting to the human scene -- Suffering as atonement : making the most of a bad thing -- Justice deferred : banking on life beyond the grave -- Mystery : appealing to human ignorance -- Disinterested righteousness : questioning the problem.