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

• Autore: Crenshaw James L
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Disciplina: 231/.8
• Soggetto topico: Theodicy - Biblical teaching; Good and evil - Biblical teaching
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Defending God
• ISBN: 0-19-988156-1; 0-19-803208-0; 9786611196707; 1-281-19670-3; 1-4237-2002-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465167103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II