Do religious fictionalists face a problem of evil?

Much of the literature on religious fictionalism has emphasized that religious fictionalists employing a theistic fiction cannot just leave evil out of the fiction, and that on the contrary, they face worries that very closely parallel the worries raised by the problem of evil. This article argues t...

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Main Author: Deng, Natalja ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2024
In: Religious studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 60, Issue: 2, Pages: 258-268
Further subjects:B Evil
B religious fictionalism
B Robson
B Le Poidevin
B Suffering
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