TY  - BOOK
AU  - Adams,Marilyn McCord
TI  - Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God
T2  - Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
SN  - 9781501735929
AV  - BJ1401 .A435 2000eb
U1  - 214 22
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Ithaca, NY
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - God
KW  - Goodness
KW  - Good and evil
KW  - Theodicy
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Religious Studies
KW  - PHILOSOPHY / Religious
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Religion
KW  - being a good person
KW  - bible analysis
KW  - bible studies
KW  - biblical horrors
KW  - books for bible study
KW  - books for christians
KW  - books for seminary students
KW  - christian philosophy
KW  - christian solution to evil
KW  - christian theology
KW  - comparative religion
KW  - comparative religious studies
KW  - contemporary analytic philosophy
KW  - ethics of belief
KW  - evil according the bible
KW  - evil and the god of love
KW  - evil human nature
KW  - evil in humanity
KW  - evil in practice
KW  - evil people
KW  - existence of evil
KW  - faith in god
KW  - good and evil
KW  - good human nature
KW  - goodness
KW  - justify God
KW  - knowledge of god
KW  - metaphysics
KW  - nature of good and evil
KW  - philosophical debates on evil
KW  - philosophical evil
KW  - philosophical studies
KW  - philosophical theology
KW  - philosophical treatise
KW  - philosophy of evil
KW  - philosophy of good and evil
KW  - philosophy of religion
KW  - problems of evil
KW  - religion and philosophy
KW  - religion studies
KW  - religious metaphysics
KW  - religious philosophy
KW  - religious studies
KW  - the goodness of god
KW  - the nature of evil
KW  - the nature of good
KW  - the praxis of evil
KW  - the problem of hell
KW  - theodicy
KW  - theological discourse
KW  - theological studies
KW  - theology and the problem of evil
KW  - theology
KW  - what is biblical evil
KW  - why does god allow evil
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Part One. DECONSTRUCTING A PROBLEM --; Part Two. CONCEPTUAL ENRICHMENTS --; Part Three. RESOLUTION AND RELEVANCE --; Conclusion: Horrors, Disruptive and Disrupting --; Works Cited --; Index; restricted access
N2  - If you thought nothing new could come of the stalled, stale debates in analytic philosophy over the problem of evil, think again. With characteristic elegance and precision, Marilyn McCord Adams decisively advances the discussion by including overlooked problems―notably, the horrendous evils of her title―and overlooked resources―from the Bible and the history of Christian thought.― Kathryn Tanner, University of ChicagoWhen confronted by horrendous evil, even the most pious believer may question not only life's worth but also God's power and goodness. A distinguished philosopher and a practicing minister, Marilyn McCord Adams has written a highly original work on a fundamental dilemma of Christian thought—how to reconcile faith in God with the evils that afflict human beings.Adams argues that much of the discussion in analytic philosophy of religion over the last forty years has offered too narrow an understanding of the problem. The ground rules accepted for the discussion have usually led philosophers to avert their gaze from the worst—horrendous—evils and their devastating impact on human lives. They have agreed to debate the issue on the basis of religion-neutral values, and have focused on morals, an approach that—Adams claims—is inadequate for formulating and solving the problem of horrendous evils. She emphasizes instead the fruitfulness of other evaluative categories such as purity and defilement, honor and shame, and aesthetics. If redirected, philosophical reflection on evil can, Adams's book demonstrates, provide a valuable approach not only to theories of God and evil but also to pastoral care
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501735929
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501735929
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