The Problem of Evil in the Western Tradition: From the Book of Job to Modern GeneticsLiturgical Press, 2002 - 245 Seiten "Evil presents a profound and eternal challenge to humanity--why do we do what we know to be wrong? Why does not an all-good and omnipotent God step in and put an end to evil? [This book] looks at people's efforts to deal with evil, starting with ancient Israel and moving through the great figures of the Western tradition to the twenty-first century"--Back cover. |
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... person all that there is . Judaism and Christianity have affirmed the independent existence of diverse forces or elements , but in other traditions , especially Asian ones , emphasis has fallen upon their unity . Traditional Chinese ...
... person all that there is . Judaism and Christianity have affirmed the independent existence of diverse forces or elements , but in other traditions , especially Asian ones , emphasis has fallen upon their unity . Traditional Chinese ...
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... person has can be unnatural , including even murder . De Sade was a loathsome person , but he must be credited for seeing where Enlightenment thinking about good and evil could lead . If all values are human , what right does any human ...
... person has can be unnatural , including even murder . De Sade was a loathsome person , but he must be credited for seeing where Enlightenment thinking about good and evil could lead . If all values are human , what right does any human ...
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... person's environment ( home , school ) , that person can change her or his behavior without tak- ing the genetic elements into consideration . Genes do not go away , and he makes the case that evil has a genetic base , although not to ...
... person's environment ( home , school ) , that person can change her or his behavior without tak- ing the genetic elements into consideration . Genes do not go away , and he makes the case that evil has a genetic base , although not to ...
Inhalt
Some Perspectives on Evil | 1 |
Israel and Evil | 8 |
The New Adam | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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