Defending God : biblical responses to the problem of evil /

What motivates the centuries old human endeavour to impose moral standards of behaviour on the gods? James Crenshaw offers a synthesis of his ideas on the subject of theodicy & the struggle to absolve the deity of responsibility for injustice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Crenshaw, James L.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:	Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. > Old Testament Theodicy > Biblical teaching. Good and evil > Biblical teaching. Théodicée > Enseignement biblique. RELIGION > Christian Theology > General. Good and evil > Biblical teaching Theodicy > Biblical teaching Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Part I: Spreading the blame around
The atheistic answer : abandoning the quest
Alternative gods : falling back on a convenient worldview
A demon at work : letting benevolence slip
Part II: Redefining God
Limited power and knowledge : accentuating human freedom
Split personality : reconciling justice with mercy
A disciplinary procedure : stimulating growth in virtue
Punishment for sin : blaming the victim
Part III: Shifting to the human scene
Suffering as atonement : making the most of a bad thing
Justice deferred : banking on life beyond the grave
Mystery : appealing to human ignorance
Disinterested righteousness : questioning the problem.