Defending God biblical responses to the problem of evil /
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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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.