Theodicies that justify divine action or inaction in the face of evil (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Theodicy definition
Theodicy definition
Study reconciling evil & suffering w/ omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent God
Augustine of Hippo dates
Augustine of Hippo dates
354-430AD
Privatio boni meaning
Privatio boni meaning
Evil as privation (lacking) of goodness
What privation means
What privation means
Falling short of something's true nature
Epistemic distance
Epistemic distance
Distance in knowledge between humans and God
Original sin
Original sin
All humans share Adam's sinful nature
Augustine on all evil
Augustine on all evil
'All evil is either sin or punishment for sin'
Principle of plenitude
Principle of plenitude
Perfect world contains every possible variety of creature
Augustine's aesthetic argument
Augustine's aesthetic argument
Humans see world in part, not God's bigger picture
Hick's theodicy name
Hick's theodicy name
Vale of soul-making theodicy
Image vs likeness (Hick)
Image vs likeness (Hick)
Image=potential; likeness=achieved perfection via growth
Hick on epistemic distance purpose
Hick on epistemic distance purpose
Allows humans to freely know & love God, not just obey
Universal salvation (Hick)
Universal salvation (Hick)
Development into God's likeness continues after death
Dostoevsky's novel on suffering
Dostoevsky's novel on suffering
Brothers of Karamazov
D.Z. Phillips' criticism
D.Z. Phillips' criticism
Suffering cannot be seen as an expression of love