Distortion, Dishonesty and the Problem of Evil

Beverley Clack

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Distortion, Dishonesty and the Problem of Evil

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Pages:: 197–215

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401204019_015

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Theodicists have sought to show that belief in an all-powerful, all-loving, personal God is not at odds with the existence of evil and, in particular, with the extreme suffering that results from it. This paper, in common with other antitheodical approaches, argues that the attempt to show that God and evil can coexist invariably leads to the distortion and misrepresentation of suffering. At the same time, it builds upon such criticisms, proposing an approach that does not seek to provide a solution to evil conceived as a puzzle. Rather, it contends that the philosopher should take suffering seriously, allowing it to challenge the assumptions that underlie Western philosophy of religion. In particular, it accepts the limited significance of theoretical claims in the light of events that often challenge any attempt to impose meaning.

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Wrestling with God and with Evil

Philosophical Reflections

Series: Currents of Encounter, Volume: 31 and Currents of Encounter Online, Volume: 31

E-Book ISBN:: 9789401204019

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2007

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