God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy
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"God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy" is a philosophical and theological work by David Ray Griffin that develops a process theology approach to the problem of evil and divine power.
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| God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
compatibility of God’s goodness and pervasive evil
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evidential problem of evil ⓘ logical problem of evil ⓘ nature of divine omniscience ⓘ relationship between God and world ⓘ |
| advocates |
persuasive rather than coercive divine power
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reconceptualization of divine power ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
Augustinian theodicy
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classical theism ⓘ free will defense as sufficient solution to evil ⓘ traditional doctrine of omnipotence ⓘ |
| author | David Ray Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
classical doctrines of creation ex nihilo
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traditional views of divine immutability ⓘ traditional views of divine impassibility ⓘ |
| develops |
metaphysical framework for process theism
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process philosophical account of God ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy
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philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Christian theology
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divine power ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ process theology ⓘ theodicy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred North Whitehead
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Charles Hartshorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alternative solution to the problem of evil
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influential contribution to process theology ⓘ systematic defense of process theism ⓘ |
| proposes | process theodicy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsView |
God cannot unilaterally prevent all evil
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God is deeply affected by creaturely experiences ⓘ God is not omnipotent in the classical sense ⓘ God suffers with creatures ⓘ God works by offering possibilities to creatures ⓘ God’s power is limited by the metaphysical structure of reality ⓘ God’s power is persuasive and relational ⓘ evil is partly due to creaturely freedom ⓘ evil is partly due to the autonomy of the world ⓘ |
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