Cowburn, John.

Problems of Suffering and Evil. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (265 pages) - Marquette Studies in Philosophy ; v.72 . - Marquette Studies in Philosophy .

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part One Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Forms of Christian Optimism -- 3 A Version of the Fall & -- Redemption -- 4 Extreme Pessimism -- Part Two The First of My Two Theories -- 5 Free Will & -- Chance: Indeterminism -- 6 Evolution -- 7 God & -- Evolution -- Part Three The Second of My Two Theories: Moral Evil, Its Nature & -- Cause -- 8 Moral Evil -- 9 The Content & -- Effects of a Morally Evil Act -- 10 The Mystery of Evil -- 11 God & -- Sin -- 12 Corporate Guilt & -- Original Sin -- Part Four The Remedy for Moral Evil -- 13 Judging & -- Excusing -- 14 Repentance, Forgiveness & -- Reconciliation -- 15 The Divine Forgiveness & -- Other Theological Matters -- 16 Retributive Justice -- 17 Expiation & -- the Victim's Need for Justice -- Conclusion -- 18 Some Theological Reflections -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Good and evil.
Suffering -- Religious aspects.
Theodicy.


Electronic books.

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