Theodicy
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Theodicy
- Here are entered works that attempt to vindicate the wisdom and goodness of God in the creation and government of the world, and to rebut the charge that these are brought into question by the existence of evil and sin.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134644
- info:lc/authorities/sh85134644
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85134644#concept
Instance Of
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Variants
- Evil, Problem of (Theology)
- God--Permissive will
- God--Will, Permissive
- Permissive will of God
- Problem of evil (Theology)
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Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Vermeer, P. Learning theodicy : the problem of evil and the praxis of religious education, 1999.
- found: Feinberg, J.S. The many faces of evil : theological systems and the problem of evil, 1994.
- found: Swinburne, R. Providence and the problem of evil, 1998.
- found: The problem of evil : selected readings, 1992.
General Notes
- Here are entered works that attempt to vindicate the wisdom and goodness of God in the creation and government of the world, and to rebut the charge that these are brought into question by the existence of evil and sin.
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2006-05-08: revised
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