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Blogs about: Theodicy

Synthesis, Part 2: Humans, Elves, and Mortality

turmarion wrote 2 days ago: So, if we can’t assert that Adam and Eve were the original ancestors of all humans, and thus c … more →

Tags: Religion, Christianity, Philosophy, Bible, Theology, ethics, gnosticism, The Fall, evagrius ponticus

Bad Blogger6 comments

Jennifer Bullis wrote 2 days ago: Hello, Dear Readers– I’ve been away too long! The past few weeks have been filled with p … more →

Tags: Poetry, Gender, Lit Mags, Poetry Contests, writing process, Poetry Reading, Christopher Howell, NaPoWriMo

Listening to the Whilrwind: Theodicy for Deists

laughterhopesockintheeye wrote 3 days ago: ‘O look, look in the mirror, O look in your distress: Life remains a blessing Although you can … more →

Tags: Essay, morsel, Religion, Kurt Vonnegut, W H Auden, Jonn Dryden, As I walked out one evening, God, The Book Of Job

Yet having faith in God despite evil? (Or because of?)1 comment

J.A. Vas wrote 3 days ago:  It problably is a matter of fact that people are religious as well as non-religious or even anti-re … more →

Tags: Christianity, Thoughts, ethics, Philosophy, Morality, Religion, Problem of Evil, Stanley Cavell, Friedrich Nietzsche

My New essay on Theology and Literature: When Jacques Roumain Does Political Theology

celucienljoseph wrote 4 days ago: I just finished with a new essay on Jacques Roumain and his novel, Masters of the Dew ( Gouverneurs  … more →

Tags: Black Aestethic, black literature, Constructive Theologies, Haiti, Humanity, Jesus Christ, Liberation Theology, Liberature Theology, Literature

Synthesis, Part 1: I want your ugly, I want your disease

turmarion wrote 5 days ago: Hey, it’s a change of pace from all the Adam and Eve scenes, and it might get the post more hi … more →

Tags: Religion, Christianity, Philosophy, Bible, Theology, ethics, gnosticism, The Fall, evagrius ponticus

Legends of the Fall, Part 6: Laying Groundwork

turmarion wrote 6 days ago: I’m not going to link back to the previous entries this time–if you’re reading thi … more →

Tags: Religion, Christianity, Bible, Theology, Philosophy, ethics, gnosticism, The Fall, evagrius ponticus

Stillness and God

irishethics wrote 1 week ago: I’ve just finished reading Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.  It is an amazing bo … more →

Tags: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Religion, Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, stillness, Science, God, Nature, Natural Evil

Legends of the Fall, Part 5: Compare and Contrast

turmarion wrote 1 week ago: OK:  I’ve discussed various theories of the Fall of Humanity here, here, and here; I’ve … more →

Tags: Religion, Christianity, Philosophy, metaphysics, Bible, Theology, ethics, gnosticism, The Fall

God and Evil: Can God Be Justified?7 comments

John Mark Hicks wrote 1 week ago: May 21 is a dark day in my own history. Joshua died eleven years ago today at the age of sixteen. I … more →

Tags: Pastoral Care, Personal, Theology, Evil, Faith, God, suffering, Trust

The wisdom of crowds versus theodicy; theodicy wins.

dwighttowers wrote 1 week ago: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is a brilliant mix of cheap knob gags and the Big Questions. Here … more →

Tags: death, Fear, humour, Religion, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

The Problem of Evil: Disproof of his omni-benevolence2 comments

Adam Sweilem wrote 1 week ago: This is a single property disproof of God using the problem of evil P1: Benevolence is defined as re … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, God; Christianity; Knowledge; Heaven; Hell; Salvation; , Atheism, Theism, God, Christianity, logic, Reason

Excursus: Evil, Part 3--Who's In Charge Here, Anyway?1 comment

turmarion wrote 1 week ago: As I discussed in the previous post, I’m examining the hypothesis (discussed in greater detail … more →

Tags: Religion, Christianity, Catholicism, Philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, Bible, Theology, The Fall

Excursus: Evil, Part 2--Your Wicked Ways1 comment

turmarion wrote 1 week ago: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways.  This is the very word of the … more →

Tags: Religion, Christianity, Philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, Theology, Bible, The Fall, suffering

Excursus: Evil, Part 14 comments

turmarion wrote 1 week ago: The time before last, I said, Nasty things–evils–existed long before humans came on the scene.  Hurr … more →

Tags: Religion, Christianity, Philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, Bible, Theology, Catholicism, The Fall

This dance of atoms

thedaniels wrote 1 week ago: I set my brandy down and said: “Dr. Simpson, do you believe in God?” He just perceptibly … more →

Tags: Literature, The Blood of The Lamb!, DeVries

Why does a loving God allow pain and suffering?

tinusdebruyn wrote 1 week ago: We have become so accustomed to hearing that death is part of the “cycle of life,” that we tend to s … more →

Tags: God, Jesus, Eden, Creation, Theology, suffering, Pain, Evil, injustice

Thoughts on Habakkuk 3

Chidgzey wrote 2 weeks ago: Last year, I had my wisdom teeth taken out. They weren’t hurting or anything, but the dentist told m … more →

Tags: Biblical Studies, Christian Thought, Habakkuk 3, God is Great, comfort, Encouragement

My new essay on Jacques Roumain2 comments

celucienljoseph wrote 2 weeks ago: I am presently writing an essay on the rhetoric of suffering, hope and redemption, and the problem o … more →

Tags: Haitian Intellectual History, Haitian Literature, Literature, political theology, Postcolonial Literature, poverty, suffering, Terror, Violence


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