Sin and Evil in Christian and Buddhist Perspectives: A Quest for Theodicy
Theodicy (theo "god" and dice "justice") -- the question of why evil exists if God is omnibenevolent and omnipotent has challenged theologians and moralists. The problem dealt with in this article is a theological concern: can the presence of sin and evil be reconciled with the e...
| Published in: | Asia journal of theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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ATESEA
[2015]
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Asia journal of theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-46 |
| RelBib Classification: | BL Buddhism CA Christianity NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
GOOD & evil
B Monotheism B Theologians B Religious Aspects B Christianity B Goodness B Buddhism B RELIGION & ethics B Evil B Theodicy B Sin B Christians and Buddhists B Sins B Dualism |
| Summary: | Theodicy (theo "god" and dice "justice") -- the question of why evil exists if God is omnibenevolent and omnipotent has challenged theologians and moralists. The problem dealt with in this article is a theological concern: can the presence of sin and evil be reconciled with the existence of God who is all-good and all-powerful? This is a common question for Christians and Buddhists? For the latter, it stands as an obstacle to one's religious commitment, while in the mind of the former it serves as a perpetual burden of doubt to one's faith. Evil gives rise to existential and theoretical questions. The former refers to a practical question related to how a person can have a good life and what gives meaning to one's life? The latter refers to a general question of what is true and false: why do some good people suffer but some bad people do not? Why does God allow evil? Is there an end to suffering? And is there any good-evil duality, life after death and so on? |
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| ISSN: | 2815-1828 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Asia journal of theology
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