A Compensatory Response to the Problem of Evil
In this essay, I affirm the univocity thesis while discussing some alternative positions that avoid the problem of evil by rejecting the univocity thesis. I reject Sterba’s assumption that God’s governance of creation is adequately understood as an analogy to good governance of a politically liberal...
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| description | In this essay, I affirm the univocity thesis while discussing some alternative positions that avoid the problem of evil by rejecting the univocity thesis. I reject Sterba’s assumption that God’s governance of creation is adequately understood as an analogy to good governance of a politically liberal democracy. I suggest that Sterba’s commitment to the Pauline principle forces a dilemma between significant human freedom and meticulous divine intervention. Finally, I argue that the existence of horrendous evils is logically compatible with the existence of a good God, given a compensatory response to the problem of evil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2746433bfc5f49f281fd6e6c3da50d5e2023-11-21T19:37:40ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442021-05-0112534710.3390/rel12050347A Compensatory Response to the Problem of EvilMichael Douglas Beaty0Department of Philosophy, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798-7273, USAIn this essay, I affirm the univocity thesis while discussing some alternative positions that avoid the problem of evil by rejecting the univocity thesis. I reject Sterba’s assumption that God’s governance of creation is adequately understood as an analogy to good governance of a politically liberal democracy. I suggest that Sterba’s commitment to the Pauline principle forces a dilemma between significant human freedom and meticulous divine intervention. Finally, I argue that the existence of horrendous evils is logically compatible with the existence of a good God, given a compensatory response to the problem of evil.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/5/347univocity thesisdoctrine of divine transcendencehorrendous evilscompensatory response to the problem of evilMarilyn McCord AdamsThomas Aquinas |
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