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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature B. V
[2020]
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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
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| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8684 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11153-020-09751-1 |