Demystifying Evil : A Biblical and Personal Exploration
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| Autore: |
Faro Ingrid
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| Titolo: |
Demystifying Evil : A Biblical and Personal Exploration
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| Pubblicazione: | Westmont : , : InterVarsity Press, , 2023 |
| ©2023 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (355 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 241 |
| Soggetto topico: | Good and evil - Religious aspects - Christianity |
| Devil - Christianity | |
| Altri autori: |
GingrichHeather Davediuk
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Demystifying Evil |
| ISBN: | 9781514004944 |
| 1514004941 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9911008929203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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