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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"The Problem Of Evil"”.
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The problem of evil in early modern English literature
This dissertation argues that theodicy was a predominant concern of early modern English literary culture, and that response to the so-called “problem of evil” was one of its major leitmotifs. With chapters spanning from the Elizabethan to the Restoration eras, its interpretations of canonical …
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The Problem of Evil as the Problem of Pain
The problem of evil arises from the argument that the existence of suffering is incompatible with (or else renders improbable) the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent God (and that, since the former surely exists, the latter must not). Philosophers working on the problem, …
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The problem of evil in some recent philosophies of religion
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1948. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive.
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Francis Thompson’s Solution's to the Problem of Evil in the Hound of Heaven
As one contemplates the marvels of nature, one must be conscious of the beautiful world with its pure air, with its canopy of the heavens, its blending colors of the rainbow, with the richness of snow-capped mountains, the fertility of the valleys, the grandeur of forest. Whoever observes the …
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A Philosophical Re-evaluation of the Problem of Evil: Framing an Embedded Analytic Approach
In this thesis I address the theological problem of evil, defining the concept of moral evil and morally-evil acts. I develop a specific method to address the problem, one I call the embedded analytic method. This method allows me to turn for evidence to the social sciences, the humanities and the …
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Out of the ashes emerged teleology: A psychological exploration of the problem of evil
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"Ourselves to know" : the problem of evil in the poetry of Alexander Pope.
Peter Berger's The Sacred Canopy argues that explanations of evil are necessary for social systems to stay themselves against chaotic forces. Individuals survive crises based on explanations of evil. In chapter one, I examine in Alexander Pope's personal letters how his reliance upon religious …
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The Problem of Evil: A Correlative Study in the Novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne and George Eliot
… in DSpace on 2014-12-08T22:39:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6808206.pdf: 9502723 bytes, checksum: 6f9844c60daaa5d90e37b4645c790b21 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1967
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A Hindu Perspective on Justice in a World of Suffering: A Caitanya Vaiṣṇava Response to the Problem of Evil
The problem of evil is one of the most powerful objections to perfect being theism, according to which, God is conceptualized as the personal omnibenevolent, omniscient, omnipotent God. Certain versions of this problem, as developed in recent decades in Anglophone philosophy of religion, pertain to …
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The Pragmatic Problem of Evil
This paper consists of two parts, namely, “Is the Landscape of the Problem of Evil at an Impasse?” and “A Pragmatic Argument against Reliance in God to Prevent Horrendous Evils.” The first part of this paper completes an analysis of formulations around the problem of evil, analysis of logical and …
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A Study of Warfare Theodicy in the Writings of Ellen G. White and Gregory A. Boyd
<p>The problem of evil has been an issue for all religions over the centuries. But it is a crucial issue for theism because of its affirmation of the co-existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God and evil. Theologians and philosophical theologians have developed a plethora of …
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The meaning of the goodness of God in the major writings of three early church fathers
The problem of the dissertation, the discovery in the major writings of three Early Church Fathers of expressions giving clear meaning to the term "goodness of God," arises from the general ambiguity of the word good, whose amorphous nature greatly complicates thought concerning the concept of God. …
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The Identity of the Spirit (rûªh) in Eliphaz’s Vision (Job 4:12-21) and Its Significance for Understanding the Book of Job
This monograph argues that the most plausible candidate for the spiritual visitor in Eliphaz’s vision (4:12-21) is Satan, who not only afflicts Job in the prologue (1:1-2:10), but also exerts his influence in the speeches of the friends and Elihu. Satan’s message (4:17-21) functions as a central …
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Evil and the Ontological Disproof
<p>This dissertation is a revival of the <em>ontological disproof</em>, an ontological argument against the existence of God. The ontological disproof, in its original form, argues that God is impossible, because if God exists, he must exist necessarily, and necessary existence is impossible. The …
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Blogio anatomija Ričardo Gavelio romane „Vilniaus pokeris“ /
This work covers the web of evil revealed in Ričardas Gavelis novel “Vilnius Poker”. The theme of the work is the anatomy of evil, which is a metaphor that refers to the analysis, the structure and the expression of the origins of evil. Since the problem of evil is inexhaustible, this work will be …
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The incompatibility between free will theodicies and religious experience
This thesis suggests a novel problem for theists. This problem is that there is an incompatibility between free will theodicies and religious experience. Free will theodicies are responses to the problem of evil and religious experience is form of interaction between God and people. The free will …
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Strengthening Alvin Plantinga’s Felix Culpa Theodicy Through the Addition of Eschatological Hope
Alvin Plantinga’s O Felix Culpa theodicy posits that worlds with incarnation and atonement are of maximal value, inherently containing evil as a necessary condition. While Plantinga’s Free Will Defense has garnered extensive analysis, his theodicy remains underexplored. This dissertation presents O …
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"Whether God exists"
This thesis presents inductive and probabilistic arguments for and against theism. The thesis claims that the only compelling evidentialist argument for theism is the cosmological argument from Richard Swinburne. Swinburne's argument is examined from a Bayesian perspective, and it is found that we …
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