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    In the philosophy of religion, a theodicy (/θiːˈɒdɪsi/; meaning 'vindication of God', from Ancient Greek θεός theos, "god" and δίκη dikē, "justice") is...
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    Augustinian theodicy, named for the 4th- and 5th-century theologian and philosopher Augustine of Hippo, is a type of Christian theodicy that developed...
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    The Irenaean theodicy is a Christian theodicy (a response to the problem of evil). It defends the probability of an omnipotent and omnibenevolent (all-powerful...
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  • evil have traditionally been in three types: refutations, defenses, and theodicies. The problem of evil is generally formulated in two forms: the logical...
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  • Relating theodicy and the Bible is crucial to understanding Abrahamic theodicy because the Bible "has been, both in theory and in fact, the dominant influence...
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  • "Babylonian Theodicy" is a poem written within ancient Babylonia. The poem is inscribed onto clay in the Middle-Babylonian language, which is a form of...
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  • Evolutionary theodicies are responses to the question of animal suffering as an aspect of the problem of evil. These theodicies assert that a universe...
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  • view advanced by the church fathers in their endeavour to formulate a theodicy. [...] The view was repeated by John Damascene – 'Evil is nothing else...
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  • Augustinian (Christological) theodicy, the Irenaean (soul-making) theodicy, and process theology.: 79  Augustine's theodicy of the fourth century includes...
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    Best of all possible worlds (category Theodicy)
    mal (Essays of Theodicy on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil), more commonly known simply as the Theodicy. The claim that...
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  • Catch-22 (section Theodicy)
    Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published in 1961. Often cited as...
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  • and evil can coexist. There are several thoughts or theodicies such as biblical theodicy, the theodicy attributed to Gottfried Leibniz, Plotinian, Irenean...
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  • Essay in Orthodox Theodicy in Twelve Letters; Archbishop Stylianos in Theodicy and Eschatology: A Fundamental Orthodox Viewpoint in Theodicy and Eschatology...
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    scholarly study of Leibniz's theodicy. Franklin, James (2022). "The global/local distinction vindicates Leibniz's theodicy". Theology and Science. 20 (4):...
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  • Euthyphro dilemma God complex God gene Theology Ontology Problem of evil (theodicy) Religion philosophy texts Portrayals of God in popular media  Religion...
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  • Misotheism (category Theodicy)
    Nevertheless, in monotheism, the sentiment may arise in the context of theodicy (the problem of evil, the Euthyphro dilemma) or as a rejection or criticism...
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  • overstates the kid's goodness.[citation needed] Douglas Canfield asserts that theodicy is the central theme of Blood Meridian. James Wood took a similar position...
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    Chrysippus (section Theodicy)
    Chrysippus of Soli (/kraɪˈsɪpəs, krɪ-/; Greek: Χρύσιππος ὁ Σολεύς, Chrysippos ho Soleus; c. 279 – c. 206 BC) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a native...
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  • historical formulations to the problem of evil while acknowledging the theodicy insights of Adi Shankara and Ramanuja. Hinduism is a complex religion with...
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    religious belief Intelligent design Miracle Problem of evil Soul Spirit Theodicy Theological veto Conceptions of God Existence of God Theology Acosmism...
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  • rabbi. Kushner addresses in the book one of the principal problems of theodicy, the conundrum of why, if the universe was created and is governed by a...
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  • inhumane it is considered morally evil in peoples point of views. Conscience Theodicy "The Two Types of Evil." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2014. Christianity:...
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