Theodicy
THEODICY. Why do the righteous suffer? Why do the wicked prosper? Why do innocent children experience illness and death? These are ancient questions, but they have been given new poignancy in...
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Theodicy
Theodicy is a concept developed by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) to justify the existence and absolute perfection of God despite the evil that exists in the world. The term app...
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"Was God in the Tsunami?" I woke up to that question in my Yahoo inbox four days after the waves struck, a posting from Beliefnet, a popular discussion list I subscribe to. It was the morning when ...
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I’m beginning to feel that Norman Mailer might have made a strategic mistake in recent interviews plugging his new book on writing, The Spooky Art. A strategic mistake in conspicuously low-ba...
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In the ill-wind-that-blows-no-good department, special consideration should be given to the American politicians photo-opping their way through the catastrophic sadness of Southeast Asia. Due reco...
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Theodicy
Theodicy
Disaster Ignites Debate: 'Was God In the Tsunami?'
