Theodicy

How Deep the Chasm? A Response to Owen and Mosser's review of "How Wide the Divide?"

by Dennis Potter

Co-authored with Prof. David Paulsen (BYU).

In this discussion paper, we argue that the philosophical differences between Mormonism and Evangelical Christianity... more In this discussion paper, we argue that the philosophical differences between Mormonism and Evangelical Christianity run deep.

"Salvifici Doloris": Una Aproximación Al Uso Discursivo De ΓAR En Romanos 8

by Leandro Velardo

publicado en DavarLogos

"John Hick"

by David Cramer

Published in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP), an online, peer reviewed encyclopedia for a relatively popular audience

The "New" Story of God: Job, Plato, and the Open View—A Review of The God Biographers

by T. C. Moore

A review of _The God Biographers_ by Larry Witham.

Theodizee im Kontext der Quantenmechanik. Ein vielzitiertes Argument auf dem Prüfstand

by Anna Ijjas

published in: Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie 4 (2011) 418-430.

It is often claimed that the probabilistic character of quantum mechanics supports ontological indeterminism and in... more It is often claimed that the probabilistic character of quantum mechanics supports ontological indeterminism and in consequence free will. Especially theologians believe that they have found an empirical argument for free will defense. Critics argue, however, that there is no evidence that microscopic quantum phenomena could affect macroscopic brain dynamics, nor implies the probabilistic character of quantum formalism necessarily ontological indeterminism. In the present paper I shall examine whether the critique holds, and point out the relevance of quantum mechanics for theological investigations.

God and Suffering in Heschel’s Torah Min Ha-Shamayim

by Geoffrey Claussen

Conservative Judaism 61, no. 4 (2010): 17-42.

Apuntes sobre la comprensión histórica de la modalidad en metafísica (Escoto y Leibniz)

by David González Ginocchio

En Ángel Luis González (ed.), Posibilidad, contingencia, necesidad, existencia. Estudios en los 300 años de la Teodicea de Leibniz, Eunsa, Pamplona, 2011, pp. 123-164.

Compares the a posteriori demonstration of God's existence in Leibniz's Theodicy and Scotus's Tractatus de primo... more Compares the a posteriori demonstration of God's existence in Leibniz's Theodicy and Scotus's Tractatus de primo principio; explains the sense in which Scotus identifies causal being and quiditative-possible being, and why this turns Scotus's coloratio ratio Anselmi into an hypothetical proof.

Theology of Tidal Waves. A Post-Humanist Interpretation

by Mattias Martinson

This article was originally published in Swedish, in the journal Glänta. The Swedish version can be found at Eurozine, follow the link.

The tsunami disaster in southeast Asia in January 2005 prompted a leading Swedish political scientist to publicly... more The tsunami disaster in southeast Asia in January 2005 prompted a leading Swedish political scientist to publicly declare his return to the Christian Church. He was by no means alone – a remarkable reversal of the public reaction to the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, which for Voltaire and others implied that the Church no longer possessed exclusive insight into the human condition. But the man-made catastrophes of the twentieth century undermined the enlightenment enterprise: for Adorno, "nature" could no longer be banished to the non-human. This undermines the truth claim of the humanities, which in the twenty-first century are stranded between theology and the natural sciences.

Conversation with Steven Nadler on Evil and Early Modern Philosophy

by Hernan D. Caro A.

The fulfilment of man as knowing God: a Christian theodicy concerning the problem of moral evil

by Hin-Tai Ting

I attempt to address the problem that moral evil poses for the existence of God. I begin by examining more rigorous... more I attempt to address the problem that moral evil poses for the existence of God. I begin by examining more rigorous formulations of the problem in chapter 1. In chapter 2 I defend the way in which I answer the problem. In chapter 3, I analyse the Christian doctrine that human fulfilment is found in knowing God personally; from this, I argue that by allowing human moral evil, God leads humans to a greater depth of everlasting human fulfilment than would be possible without moral evil, because moral evil leads humans to a better personal knowledge of God. I argue that this conclusion defeats the problem of moral evil for the Christian God.

Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira, The Piasechner Rebbe His Holocaust and Pre-Holocaust Thought, Continuity or Discontinuity?

by Isaac Hershkowitz

M.A. Thesis (cum laude), Department of Jewish Philosophy, Bar-Ilan University

The Moral Imperative to Rebel against God

by Peter Fosl

The Philosophers' Magazine 2 (Spring 1998): 18-24. Responses to readers' letters appear in Issue 3 (Summer 1998), 20-24, and online. An electronic version was published at http://www.philosophers.co.uk/. The article has also been published in Cogito 11.3 (December 1997): 141-50. The essay has been translated and published in Philosophy in Action, edited and translated by Pedro Galvco (Lisbon, Portugal: Gradiva Publishers, 2000).

Analyses arguments excusing the Abrahamic god, commonly conceived, from not preventing or stopping evil. Considers the... more Analyses arguments excusing the Abrahamic god, commonly conceived, from not preventing or stopping evil. Considers the possibility that common conceptions of the Abrahamic deity are morally inadequate.

Heeft het aardse leven zin? (Does It Make Any Sense To Live An Earthly Life?)

by Titus Rivas

Published in Terugkeer, 2010.

Theoception: the perception of god as a basis for belief

by Michel Clasquin-Johnson

Clasquin-Johnson, M 2009. Theoception: the perception of god as a basis for belief”, in DuToit, C W (ed) 2009. In The Evolutionary Roots of Religion: Cultivate, Mutate or Eliminate? Proceedings of the Fourteenth conference of the South African Science and Religion Forum. Pretoria: Research Institute for Theology and Religion. pp 267-280. Available online at http://uir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/4295.

It is argued that our knowledge of the senses has extended far beyond the classical five senses, and that... more It is argued that our knowledge of the senses has extended far beyond the classical five senses, and that acknowledgement of a wider range of sensory perception has implications for our beliefs. In particular, if we accept that the sense of time is a uni- versal human form of perception and refers to a real phenomenon, despite the absence of specific temporal receptor organs, then we also need to give serious attention to the multitudes of reports of people having sensed a divine presence, and to the question whether that, too, refers to a real perceptual experience and a real perceived object. If such a sense exists, arguing by analogy with the other known senses, there must be something for it to sense. We therefore have a modest basis for continuing to believe in god. However, the question of the nature and attributes of god remains wide open to debate.

The Treatment of Poverty and Theodicy in the Syriac Translation of Ben Sira

by Michal Bar-Asher Siegal

A Passion for the Possible: On Jakob Dylan, Cormac McCarthy, Japan, and Prevenient Hope

by Matthew Josiah Miller

Published in Curator Magazine, 15 July 2011
Short piece in a well-established online culture magazine

L'énigme du mal ou le Tremblement de Jupîter

by Paul Clavier

éditions Desclée de Brouwer, 2011

A chaque soubresaut de la planète, une vieille question refait surface. Tsunamis, génocides, massacres, inondations:... more A chaque soubresaut de la planète, une vieille question refait surface. Tsunamis, génocides, massacres, inondations: quel Dieu peut laisser se produire de telles catastrophes ?
Et une réponse, désormais  bien rôdée, qui mettra d'accord  croyants et incroyants : ou bien Dieu n'existe pas, ou alors,  s'il existe, il n'est pas tout-puissant. Dieu laisse faire  le mal parce qu’il ne peut pas faire autrement. Que vaut cette réponse ? 

Décréter l’impuissance de Dieu est  bien vu. Le tremblement de Jupiter lui-même nous rassure. C’est pourtant un piètre lot de consolation.
Un dieu qui aurait créé un monde sans être assuré d’être plus puissant que le mal qui s’y produit est un dieu irresponsable ou insouciant. En tous cas gravement coupable. En voulant excuser Dieu, on l'accable davantage.

Tout ce qu’on peut dire, c’est que Dieu, s'il existe, n’exerce pas la toute-puissance comme nous le ferions. Pour s’en convaincre, ce livre nous propose une expérience de pensée. Si nous avions les pleins pouvoirs, comment en userions-nous ? Ferions-nous bien d’éradiquer instantanément toute forme de mal ? Et où devrions-nous mettre la limite entre les maux  acceptables et les souffrances intolérables ? …

Une invitation à rester plus modeste face aux malheurs de tous les temps.

The King and I: The Stance of Theodicy in Midrash and Paradise Lost

by Jeffrey Shoulson

Published in Milton Studies 36 (1998)

How Could God Create Through Evolution? A Look at Theodicy, Parts 1,2,&3

by Bethany Sollereder

Posted on the BioLogos website, July 2010

The Darwin-Gray Exchange

by Bethany Sollereder

After the publication of Origin of Species, the controversy over the issues of design, teleology and divine... more After the publication of Origin of Species, the controversy over the issues of design, teleology and divine intervention in nature were renewed. This paper looks at Darwin’s correspondence with Harvard botanist Asa Gray from 1860–1863 and investigates how Darwin rejected notions of design due to his immersion in William Paley’s categories. Gray, in contrast, was able to move past Paley’s influence and find consistency in affirming both evolutionary theory and natural theology.