The Voice from the Whirlwind: The Problem of Evil and the Modern World - Couverture souple

Vicchio, Stephen J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0870611623 ISBN 13 : 9780870611629

Editeur : Christian Classics, 1989

Synopsis

Vicchio, Stephen J. The Voice from the Whirlwind, the Problem of Evil and the Modern World. Westminster, Christian Classics, Inc., 1989. 22.8cm x 15.2cm. 326 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Includes for Example: The inescapable problem of evil in the universe/ Why, does a benevolent Providence permit disaster to befall his creatures?/ Vicchio answers this ancient dilemma with clear thinking and a comprehensive grasp of history and revealed religion/ A critical review of the various answers given to this problem throughout the history of Judaism and Christianity/ Types of theodicy/ Berger's typology of theodicy/ Criticisms of Berger/ Omnipotence/ Natural and Moral Evil/ An analysis of traditional theodicies/ Criteria for a satisfactory theodicy/ Punishment and warning theodicies/ The free will defense/ The unreality of evil theodicies/ Evil is logically necessary/ Seeing God as an answer to the problem of suffering/ Introduction the Book of Job/ Prolegomena to a Christian theodicy etc. Stephen J. Vicchio, professor of philosophy at the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, Maryland, and author of A Careful Disorder.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is concerned with why the world is not such an easy place in which to live. Human beings, as its apparently most sentient creatures, live daily in a morally ambiguous environment. Most of us experience contentment, happiness, and even profound joy. But these experiences are all too often interspersed or punctuated with unwarranted suffering, excruciating pain, and sometimes irrational violence. Although human life may at times seem like heaven on earth, it can also be more like scenes from a Kafka novel or a scarred canvas of Edvard Munch. This book is primarily concerned with the problem of reconciling these two kinds of experiences with belief in a God who is said to be all good, all knowing, and all powerful. Throughout the book, I continually refer back to three criteria for what I think would count as a good answer to the problem. . . . First, any serious philosophical or theological response to the problem of evil must be true to the tradition from which the problem originates. The problem of evil is a peculiarly Judeo-Christian problem because of the attributes of God in that tradition. . . . Second, any answer to the problem of evil should be one that is logically consistent. . . . Third, a good answer to the problem of evil must take the individual sufferer seriously.

Biographie de l'auteur

Stephen J. Vicchio is Professor of Philosophy at College of Notre Dame of Maryland. He is also the author of Pieces of an Examined Life (1999), I of the Beholder (1995), and Ordinary Mysteries (1991).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Christian Classics
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0870611623
• ISBN 13: 9780870611629
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible