Examining the logical argument of the problem of evil from an African perspective
We argue that the problem of evil, logically, stems from the unequal binary that characterizes the bivalent structure of Western discourses in the philosophy of religion. This structure pits God against the devil, but also the value of good against evil they are believed to represent. The difficulty...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2023
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Religious studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 326-339 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Religious philosophy
/ Traditionelle afrikanische Religion
/ Theodicy
/ Evil
/ Harmony
/ Logic
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BS Traditional African religions KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
harmony-God
B problem of evil B Logic B God B logical argument |
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