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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... God " broke the heads of the dragons in the waters " and " crushed the heads of Levi- athan " ( vv . 13-14 ) . The book of Job praises God's mighty hand which " pierced the fleeing serpent " ( 26:13 ) . Job goes on to praise God's power ...
... God which sweeps the water symbolizes God's power , and God brings cosmos in a simple , direct way : " Let there be light , " the traditional symbol of intelligence and order . The growing power of the one God of Israel had domesticated ...
... God act in this way ? Why not just warn Moses ? Further on Moses asked Pharaoh to let the Hebrew people go , but he ... God's behalf . She is an associate of God in the task of creation , the great act of birth ( chapters 1 , 3 , 9 ) ...
... God stood behind them . The ancients accepted these taboos and lived with them every day . In a way , these could be ... God's chosen one , was afraid of the Lord and decided to restrain his anger ( 6 : 8-11 ) . Moderns can recognize the ...
... God . What good does it do to offer a ritually exact sacrifice to God if you do not care for his people ? In a few generations the moral authority of the prophets had changed the nature of evil . Evil still meant disobeying the divine ...
Inhalt
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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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