"Milton, Evil and Literary History addresses the ways in which we read literary history according to quite specific images of growth, development, progression, flourishing and succession. Goodness has always been aligned with a life of expansion, creation, production and fruitio…
"The code of conduct for a leading tech company famously says 'Don't Be Evil.' But what exactly is evil? Is it just badness by another name - the shadow side of good? Or is it something more substantive - a malevolent force or power at work in the universe? These are some of the…
Stewart Goetz presents a thought-provoking defence of the existence of libertarian freedom of will, arguing that choices are essentially uncaused events with teleological explanations.
Stewart Goetz presents a thought-provoking defence of the existence of libertarian freedom of will, arguing that choices are essentially uncaused events with teleological explanations.
"Metaphor and the Portrayal of the Cause(s) of Sin and Evil in the Gospel of Matthew traces the range and significance of metaphors used in Matthew for the origin and sin and evil and their congruence with key texts of the Second Temple milieu. While traditional theology has oft…
"Jewish anthropological beliefs during the Hellenistic-Roman period are an important but previously neglected area of biblical exegesis and Jewish studies. In an effort to address this deficiency, this volume brings together 20 essays related to the subject of sin and death, wit…
The idea of moral evil has always held a special place in philosophy and theology because the existence of evil has implications for the dignity of the human and the limits of human action. Andrew Michael Flescher proposes four interpretations of evil, drawing on philosophical a…
The idea of moral evil has always held a special place in philosophy and theology because the existence of evil has implications for the dignity of the human and the limits of human action. Andrew M. Flescher proposes four interpretations of evil, drawing on philosophical and th…