theodicy

As a response to the problem of evil, a theodicy is distinct from a defence.

The field of theodicy arose from attempts to answer this question.

In his last, unfinished, work, he examined theodicy and the whole problem of evil.

Augustine of Hippo was the first to develop the theodicy.

Malebranche's theodicy is his solution to the problem of evil.

This irreconcilable lack of theodicy led him away from Judaism.

It is only this way that a rational theodicy is possible.

This juxtaposition leads her to produce an unusual form of Christian theodicy.

The development of process theology has presented a challenge to the Irenaean theodicy.

In traditional theology, the problem is called theodicy.

So when disaster struck, the old theodicy was inadequate.

But then there arises a theodicy question, a question to do with the justification of God.

Further information about this theodicy, including its supporters and detractors, can be found in the article Best of all possible worlds.

The Dialogue falls into the philosophical area of theodicy.

At the core, apocalypses are a form of theodicy.

The fundamental theological problem, in his view, is theodicy, or the problem of evil.

Therefore, Brown adds, "theodicy remains a perennial concern for thoughtful religious commitment."

Simile, here, is a kind of theodicy, an effort to explain something morally incoherent.

Very clever ending, but then it certainly opens the wounds of theodicy with a hot poker.

As an alternative to theodicy, a defence may be proposed, which is limited to showing the logical possibility of God's existence.

This gave great spirituality to earlier ideas in Jewish thought, such as the theological explanations of suffering (theodicy).

The theodicy proposes the evil and suffering exists in the world because this is the best way for humans to develop.

He overstates his case when discussing incarnational metaphor and theodicy.

Chapters 18 and 19 set out a theodicy to explain the problem of evil in terms of natural theology.

In a sense, the earthquake actually ended up strengthening the hand of the Enlightenment, as if a replacement theodicy had fallen into place.