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020			_a1451464703 _q(pbk. ; _qalk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aBT160 _b.S42 2015
082	0	4	_a231.8 Sco 2015 _223
100	1		_aScott, Mark S. M., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPathways in theodicy : _ban introduction to the problem of evil / _cMark S.M. Scott.
260			_bFortress Press; ; _aMinneapolis:, _cc2015.
264		1	_aMinneapolis [Minnesota] : _bFortress Press, _c[2015]
264		4	_c♭2015
300			_axiii, 232 pages : _bportrait ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 217-224) and index.
505	0	0	_tRethinking evil : from ontology to theology -- _tRedefining theodicy : expanding the boundaries -- _tFree will defense : playing the blame game -- _tSoul-making theodicy : no pain, no gain -- _tProcess theodicy : denying divine omnipotence -- _tCruciform theodicy : divine solidarity through the cross -- _tAntitheodicy : intellectual and moral critiques -- _tBeyond theodicy : the afterlife and mystery.
520			_aWhy does God permit senseless suffering? If God is good and all-powerful, why does evil exist? The problem of evil perennially vexes theology, but many theologians have abandoned the project of theodicy, or the theological explanation of evil, as either fruitless or hopeless. Academic studies on theodicy, moreover, typically succumb to theological deficiency and abstraction, often devoid of any concrete connection to Christian life and practice. In Pathways in Theodicy, designed for students and scholars alike, Mark S.M. Scott reinvigorates stalled debates in philosophy and theology through a detailed reassessment of the problem of evil and the task of theodicy and through a careful analysis of the major models and motifs in theodicy. Scott explores the strengths and weaknesses of classic and contemporary perspectives on the problem of evil and invites readers to assess the cogency and relevance of each on their own. Rather than promoting a single perspective, Pathways in Theodicy explores the plurality of options available to treat the problem of evil and the provisional and tentative nature of theodicy, which searches not for final, definitive solutions but for viable ways to move the conversation forward.
650		0	_aGood and evil.
650		0	_aTheodicy.
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