02171nam 2200505 a 450 991079586150332120231130225950.0019803208097801980320830-19-983560-81-4237-2002-40-19-988156-197866111967071-281-19670-30-19-803208-0(MiAaPQ)EBC7037340(CKB)24235073000041(MiAaPQ)EBC3051982(Au-PeEL)EBL3051982(CaPaEBR)ebr10103543(CaONFJC)MIL119670(OCoLC)61329666(EXLCZ)992423507300004120040518d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||Defending God[electronic resource] biblical responses to the problem of evil /James L. CrenshawOxford ;New York Oxford University Press2005x, 275 p9780195140026 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.TheodicyBiblical teachingGood and evilBiblical teachingTheodicyBiblical teaching.Good and evilBiblical teaching.231/.8Crenshaw James L651318MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795861503321Defending God3846727UNINA