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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Theodicy
Theodicy means “vindication of God.” This is from the Ancient Greek ‘theos’ meaning “god” & ‘dike’ meaning “justice.”
This is an argument in the philosophy of religion that tries to resolve the Problem of Evil, which arises when all power (omnipotence) & all goodness (omnibenevolence) are attributed to God simultaneously.
Theodicy provides a framework in which God & evil’s existence are considered plausible. It’s not trying to show that God & evil can logically coexist. A theodicy is “an answer to the question of who God permits evil” (philosopher Alvin Plantinga).
In this view, theodicy is a theological set-up that tries to vindicate God in response to the Problem of Evil. This looks inconsistent with the existence of an omnipotent & omnibenevolent God.
Another definition of theodicy is the vindication of divine goodness & providence in the view of the existence of evil.
A theodicy shows that it’s reasonable to believe in God despite evidence of evil in the world. It offers a foundation that can account for why evil exists.
Theodicies are developed to answer the question of why a good God allows the manifestation of evil. Thereby resolving the Problem of Evil. Some theodicies also address the Problem of Evil “to make the existence of an all-knowing, all-powerful, & all-good God consistent with the existence of evil or suffering in the world.”
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Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism 1st Edition by Alvin Plantinga (PDF)
Author: Alvin Plantinga
File Type: PDF
Download at https://sci-books.com/where-the-conflict-really-lies-science-religion-and-naturalism-1st-edition-b005x3sahy/
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God and Other Minds: A Study of the Rational Justification of Belief in God (Cornell Paperbacks) by Alvin Plantinga (PDF)
Author: Alvin Plantinga
File Type: PDF
Download at https://sci-books.com/god-and-other-minds-a-study-of-the-rational-justification-of-belief-in-god-cornell-paperbacks-0801497353/
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Knowledge of God by Alvin Plantinga (PDF)
Author: Alvin Plantinga
File Type: PDF
Download at https://sci-books.com/knowledge-of-god-0631193642/
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God, Freedom, and Evil by Alvin Plantinga (PDF)
Author: Alvin Plantinga
File Type: PDF
Download at https://sci-books.com/god-freedom-and-evil-b09cs5vtf7/
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