Monotheism, Suffering, and Evil

Michael L. Peterson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

84 Seiten

2022
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-82287-9 (ISBN)

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Suffering and evil in the world provide the basis for the most difficult challenge to monotheistic belief. This Element discusses how the three great monotheisms – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – respond to the problem of suffering and evil. Different versions of the problem, types of answers, and recurring themes in philosophical and religious sources are analyzed. Objections to the enterprise of theodicy are also discussed as are additional objections to the monotheistic God more broadly. This treatment culminates in a recommendation for how monotheism can best respond to the most serious formulation of the problem, the argument from gratuitous evil.

1. The Problem of Evil in Monotheism; 2. The Problem in Culture and Philosophy; 3. The Problem of Gratuitous Evil; 4. A Range of Theodicies; 5. Evil in Monotheistic Scriptures, Theologies, and Practices; 6. The Way Forward.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.04.2022
Reihe/Serie	Elements in Religion and Monotheism
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	140 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	1-108-82287-8 / 1108822878
ISBN-13	978-1-108-82287-9 / 9781108822879
Zustand	Neuware