The Problem of Evil in the Western Tradition: From the Book of Job to Modern GeneticsLiturgical Press, 2002 - 245 Seiten The question of evil presents a profound challenge to humanity--why do we do what we know to be wrong? This is especially a challenge to religious believers. Why doesn't an all-good and omnipotent God step in and put an end to evil? The Problem of Evil in the Western Tradition examines how Western thinkers have dealt with the problem of evil, starting in ancient Israel and tracing the question through post-biblical Judaism, Early Christianity (especially in Africa), the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and to the twenty-first century when science has raised new and important issues. Joseph Kelly covers the book of Job, the book of Revelation, Augustine of Hippo, Aquinas, Luther, Marlow, Milton, Voltaire, Hume, Mary Shelley, Darwin, Jung, Flannery O'Connor, Karl Rahner, Teilhard de Chardin, and modern geneticists. Chapters are "Some Perspectives on Evil," "Israel and Evil," "The New Adam," "Out of Africa," "The Broken Cosmos," "The Middle Ages," "Decline and Reform of Humanism," "The Devil's Last Stand," "Rationalizing Evil," "The Attack on Christianity," "Dissident Voices," "Human Evil in the Nineteenth Century," "Science, Evil, and Original Sin," "Modern Literary Approaches to Evil," "Some Scientific Theories of Evil," and "Modern Religious Approaches to Evil." Joseph F. Kelly, Ph.D., is professor of religious studies at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author of The World of the Early Christians, published by The Liturgical Press. |
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... sinned ; one person's sin had rendered the entire people impure before God . Later in Israel's history , King David had established a new capital city , Jerusalem , where he wanted to place the ark of the covenant , a sacred shrine ...
... sinned greatly in what I have done . But now , O LORD , I pray you , take away the guilt of your servant ' " ( 2 Sam 24:10 ) . The prophet Gad , speak- ing on God's behalf , gave David a choice of punishments for his sinful act . David ...
... sinned , their arguments become more elaborate and increasingly bitter . They ask Job if God can do wrong . They ask if he dares to judge God . All , however , to no avail . Job insists he did no wrong , and he calls on God to acknowl ...
... sinned by imprisoning the spirits of Eve and Adam in fleshly bodies , but the hero of the story , the serpent , offered them re- deeming knowledge . This generous act infuriated the evil deity , who then punished the two humans and the ...
... sinned less God permitted to stay in the ethereal realms , while the worst sinners fell into a demonic state ; this explained the existence of angels and demons . God created the material world as a kind of school for the intelligences ...
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The Broken Cosmos | 51 |
The Middle Ages | 62 |
Decline and Reform and Humanism | 87 |
The Devils Last Stand | 102 |
Human Evil in the Nineteenth Century | 154 |
Science Evil and Original Sin | 172 |
Modern Literary Approaches to Evil | 188 |
Some Scientific Theories of Evil | 200 |
Modern Religious Approaches to Evil | 213 |
Epilogue | 230 |
A Personal Reflection | 233 |
Select Bibliography | 235 |
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