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Calvinism & the problem of evil / edited by David E. Alexander and Daniel M. Johnson.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene, OR : Pickwick Publications, 2016Description: 1 online resource (ix, 308 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781532601026
  • 1532601026
Other title:
  • Calvinism and the problem of evil [Cover title]
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Calvinism & the problem of evil.DDC classification:
  • 231.8 23
LOC classification:
  • BX9422.3 .C3515 2016eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Calvinism and the problem of evil: A map of the territory -- Molinist gunslingers: God and the authorship of sin -- Theological determinism and the "authoring sin" objection -- Not the author of evil: A question of providence -- Orthodoxy, theological determinism, and the problem of evil -- Discrimination: Aspects of God's causal activity -- On grace and free will -- The first sin: A dilemma for Christian determinists -- Calvinism and the first sin -- A compatibicalvinist demonstrative-goods defense -- Calvinism nad the problem of hell -- Calvinism, self-attestation, and apathy toward arguments from evil.
Summary: Contrary to what many philosophers believe, Calvinism neither makes the problem of evil worse nor is it obviously refuted by the presence of evil and suffering in our world. Or so most of the authors in this book claim. While Calvinism has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years amongst theologians and laypersons, many philosophers have yet to follow suit. The reason seems fairly clear: Calvinism, many think, cannot handle the problem of evil with the same kind of plausibility as other more popular views of the nature of God and the nature of God's relationship with his creation. This book seeks to challenge that untested assumption. With clarity and rigor, this collection of essays seeks to fill a significant hole in the literature on the problem of evil. - from back of book.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1339964

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Calvinism and the problem of evil: A map of the territory -- Molinist gunslingers: God and the authorship of sin -- Theological determinism and the "authoring sin" objection -- Not the author of evil: A question of providence -- Orthodoxy, theological determinism, and the problem of evil -- Discrimination: Aspects of God's causal activity -- On grace and free will -- The first sin: A dilemma for Christian determinists -- Calvinism and the first sin -- A compatibicalvinist demonstrative-goods defense -- Calvinism nad the problem of hell -- Calvinism, self-attestation, and apathy toward arguments from evil.

Contrary to what many philosophers believe, Calvinism neither makes the problem of evil worse nor is it obviously refuted by the presence of evil and suffering in our world. Or so most of the authors in this book claim. While Calvinism has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years amongst theologians and laypersons, many philosophers have yet to follow suit. The reason seems fairly clear: Calvinism, many think, cannot handle the problem of evil with the same kind of plausibility as other more popular views of the nature of God and the nature of God's relationship with his creation. This book seeks to challenge that untested assumption. With clarity and rigor, this collection of essays seeks to fill a significant hole in the literature on the problem of evil. - from back of book.

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