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050		4	_aBS1199.T44C74 2004
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100	1		_aCrenshaw, James L.
245	1	0	_aDefending God : _bBiblical Responses to the Problem of Evil.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, Incorporated, _c2005.
264		4	_c©2005.
300			_a1 online resource (286 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART I. Spreading the Blame Around -- 1. The Atheistic Answer: Abandoning the Quest -- 2. Alternative Gods: Falling Back on a Convenient Worldview -- 3. A Demon at Work: Letting Benevolence Slip -- PART II. Redefining God -- 4. Limited Power and Knowledge: Accentuating Human Freedom -- 5. Split Personality: Reconciling Justice with Mercy -- 6. A Disciplinary Procedure: Stimulating Growth in Virtue -- 7. Punishment for Sin: Blaming the Victim -- PART III. Shifting to the Human Scene -- 8. Suffering as Atonement: Making the Most of a Bad Thing -- 9. Justice Deferred: Banking on Life beyond the Grave -- 10. Mystery: Appealing to Human Ignorance -- 11. Disinterested Righteousness: Questioning the Problem -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Scripture Index -- Person Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W.
520			_aIn the ancient Near East, when the gods detected gross impropriety in their ranks, they subjected their own to trial. When mortals suspect their gods of wrongdoing, do they have the right to put them on trial? What lies behind the human endeavor to impose moral standards of behavior on thegods? Is this effort an act of arrogance, as Kant suggested, or a means of keeping theological discourse honest? It is this question James Crenshaw seeks to address in this wide-ranging study of ancient theodicies. Crenshaw has been writing about and pondering the issue of theodicy - the humaneffort to justify the ways of the gods or God - for many years. In this volume he presents a synthesis of his ideas on this perennially thorny issue. The result sheds new light on the history of the human struggle with this intractable problem.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aBible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
650		0	_aTheodicy -- Biblical teaching.
650		0	_aGood and evil -- Biblical teaching.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aCrenshaw, James L.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aCrenshaw, James L. _tDefending God _dNew York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2005 _z9780195140026
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3051982 _zClick to View
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