Monotheism, suffering, and evil

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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.…

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Full title :Monotheism, suffering, and evil / Michael L. Peterson.

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Publication Date:©2022

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2022

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Description:74 pages ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1108822878, 9781108822879
oclc:on1296530038
LC Classification:BJ1401
Dewey Decimal:214

The problem of evil in monotheism -- The problem in culture and philosophy -- The problem of gratuitous evil -- A range of theodicies -- Evil in monotheistic scriptures, theologies, and practices -- The way forward.

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Good and evil History Islam -- Doctrines Judaism -- Doctrines Judaïsme -- Doctrines Monotheism Monotheïsme Suffering -- Religious aspects Théodicée -- Philosophie Theodicy -- Comparative studies Théologie dogmatique -- Histoire Theology, Doctrinal Theology, Doctrinal -- History