02779nam 2200625 a 450 991046516710332120200520144314.00-19-988156-10-19-803208-097866111967071-281-19670-31-4237-2002-4(CKB)2560000000299996(EBL)3051982(OCoLC)61329666(SSID)ssj0000086216(PQKBManifestationID)11126512(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086216(PQKBWorkID)10030075(PQKB)10172991(StDuBDS)EDZ0000075062(MiAaPQ)EBC3051982(Au-PeEL)EBL3051982(CaPaEBR)ebr10103543(CaONFJC)MIL119670(EXLCZ)99256000000029999620040518d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDefending God[electronic resource] biblical responses to the problem of evil /James L. CrenshawOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (286 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-514002-8 0-19-983560-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-264) and indexes.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.What motivates the centuries old human endeavour to impose moral standards of behaviour on the gods? James Crenshaw offers a synthesis of his ideas on the subject of theodicy & the struggle to absolve the deity of responsibility for injustice.TheodicyBiblical teachingGood and evilBiblical teachingElectronic books.TheodicyBiblical teaching.Good and evilBiblical teaching.231/.8Crenshaw James L651318MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465167103321Defending God2284909UNINA