Was evolution the only possible way for God to make autonomous creatures? Examination of an argument in evolutionary theodicy

Evolutionary theodicies are attempts to explain how the enormous amounts of suffering, premature death and extinction inherent in the evolutionary process can be reconciled with belief in a loving and almighty God. A common strategy in this area is to argue that certain very valuable creaturely attr...

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Main Author: Wahlberg, Mats 1972- (Author)
Contributors: Eikrem, Asle 1978- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2015
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 77, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-51
Further subjects:B Christopher Southgate
B Natural Evil
B Creation
B GOOD & evil
B EVOLUTIONARY theories Religious aspects
B Religious Aspects
B Research
B Liberty
B Arthur Peacocke
B Nancey Murphy
B John Polkinghorne
B Theodicy
B John Haught
B Evolutionary theodicy
B Problem of animal suffering
B Free process defense
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