Evil and divine sovereignty

Since at least the tenth century, some theists have argued that God’s sovereignty as creator exempts God from moral evaluation, and so any argument employing moral principles or the idea of God as morally perfect is fallacious. In particular, any argument contending that the occurrence of pointless...

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Main Author: Jordan, Jeff (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Nature B. V [2020]
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 88, Issue: 3, Pages: 273-286
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Theism / God / Independence / Evil / Indifference / Love
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
Further subjects:B Divine Love
B Evidential argument from evil
B divine sovereignty
B problem of evil
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Summary:Since at least the tenth century, some theists have argued that God’s sovereignty as creator exempts God from moral evaluation, and so any argument employing moral principles or the idea of God as morally perfect is fallacious. In particular, any argument contending that the occurrence of pointless evil presents strong evidence against the existence of God is flawed, as God morally owes his creation nothing. This appeal to divine sovereignty, however, fails to rescue any theistic tradition proclaiming that God loves humans, as no one would be indifferent concerning the pointless suffering of her beloved.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-020-09751-1