LEADER 02779nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910465167103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-988156-1 010 $a0-19-803208-0 010 $a9786611196707 010 $a1-281-19670-3 010 $a1-4237-2002-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000299996 035 $a(EBL)3051982 035 $a(OCoLC)61329666 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000086216 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11126512 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086216 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10030075 035 $a(PQKB)10172991 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000075062 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3051982 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3051982 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10103543 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL119670 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000299996 100 $a20040518d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDefending God$b[electronic resource] $ebiblical responses to the problem of evil /$fJames L. Crenshaw 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-514002-8 311 $a0-19-983560-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [251]-264) and indexes. 327 $aPart 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. 330 8 $aWhat 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. 606 $aTheodicy$xBiblical teaching 606 $aGood and evil$xBiblical teaching 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTheodicy$xBiblical teaching. 615 0$aGood and evil$xBiblical teaching. 676 $a231/.8 700 $aCrenshaw$b James L$0651318 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465167103321 996 $aDefending God$92284909 997 $aUNINA