A theodicy, or, Vindication of the divine glory : as manifested in the constitution and government of the moral world /
"How, under the government of an infinitely perfect Being, evil could have proceeded from a creature of his own, has ever been regarded as the great difficulty pertaining to the intellectual system of the universe. It has never ceased to puzzle and perplex the human mind. Indeed, so great and s...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Carlton & Phillips,
1853.
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| Edition: | 10th ed. |
| Series: | Ebsco PsychBooks.
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| Summary: | "How, under the government of an infinitely perfect Being, evil could have proceeded from a creature of his own, has ever been regarded as the great difficulty pertaining to the intellectual system of the universe. It has never ceased to puzzle and perplex the human mind. Indeed, so great and so obstinate has it seemed, that it is usually supposed to He beyond the reach of the human faculties. We shall, however, examine the grounds of this opinion, before we exchange the bright illusions of hope, if such indeed they be, for the gloomy forebodings of despair"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (368 pages) |