The Conflict of Ages

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The Conflict of Ages is a 19th-century theological work by Edward Beecher that explores the problem of evil and divine justice through a pre-existence and moral government framework.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
theological work
addresses divine justice in relation to human destiny
arguesWithin moral government view of God
associatedWith 19th-century American theology
author Edward Beecher
countryOfOrigin United States
discusses divine foreknowledge
eternal punishment
free will and moral responsibility
focusesOn origin of moral evil
reconciliation of divine goodness and human suffering
genre Christian theology
hasHistoricalContext antebellum American religious thought
hasPerspective Arminian-leaning Protestant theology
hasTheologicalPositionOn pre-existence of human souls as explanation for present inequalities
influencedBy New England theology
language English
mainSubject divine justice
problem of evil
proposes pre-mortal existence of souls
publicationCentury 19th century
religiousTradition Christianity
Protestantism
seeksToResolve apparent conflict between God’s justice and mercy
tension between divine sovereignty and human freedom
theologicalFramework moral government theology
pre-existence
typeOfArgument theodicy
workOf Edward Beecher

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Edward Beecher
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