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Record Nr.

UNINA9911008929203321

Autore

Faro Ingrid

Titolo

Demystifying Evil : A Biblical and Personal Exploration

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westmont : , : InterVarsity Press, , 2023

©2023

ISBN

9781514004944

1514004941

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

GingrichHeather Davediuk

Disciplina

241

Soggetti

Good and evil - Religious aspects - Christianity

Devil - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Trigger Warning -- Foreword by Heather Davediuk Gingrich -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: Wrestling with Evil -- 1 Entering the Conflict -- 2 Distinguishing Between Evil, Suffering, and Pain and the Ambiguity of Evil -- 3 Defining Evil-Biblically -- Part 2: Natural Causes: Cosmic Seed and Natural Evil -- 4 Action-Consequence and the Cosmic Seed -- 5 Nature: Are All Natural Forces Natural? -- Part 3: Human Causes - Surprising Ways We Participate in Evil and Good -- 6 Human Need and Desire: The Misuse of Intended Good -- 7 Self-Sufficiency: The Root of Pride and Insecurity -- 8 Human Responsibility and Authority -- 9 Human Freedom and the Path to Restore the World -- Part 4: Unseen Causes: Spiritual Forces at Work -- 10 Malevolent Forces and the Rise of the Satan -- 11 Demons, Angels, and Other Spiritual Entities -- 12 The Divine Council and the "Rules of Engagement" -- Part 5: God at Work -- 13 The Power of Mercy and Grace -- 14 The Costly Work of Forgiveness -- 15 For Those Who Mourn: Turning Ashes into Beauty -- Notes -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Scripture Index -- Praise for Demystifying Evil -- About the Author -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press -- Copyright.

Sommario/riassunto

How can we understand God's work in a world permeated with evil? Narrating her own wrestling with evil as well as engaging in biblical and philosophical analysis, biblical scholar Ingrid Faro explores the many



dimensions to evil in a way that is soberly honest, biblically engaged, and theologically nuanced.