God and Evil - In the Theology of St Thomas Aquinas

Zusatztext Reviewed in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Informationen zum Autor Herbert McCabe was a Dominican Friar and theologian of outstanding originality who died in 2001. He was deeply influential on philosophers such as Anthony Kenny and Alasdair MacIntyre and poets and writers like Terry Eagleton and Seamus Heaney. Klappentext The problem of evil throws up many awkward questions for theologians. McCabe handles the many contradictory twists and turns with dexterity and skill. Vorwort The problem of evil throws up many awkward questions for theologians. McCabe handles the many contradictory twists and turns with dexterity and skill. Zusammenfassung As God is the highest good and is the benevolent creator of all, how can he be the cause of evil? How can we say Evil is caused by a defective agent and not by God? An added theological complication is the penalty for God's benevolent creation; namely that there is corruption in all things. This title tackles the problem of Evil. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by Professor Brian Davies \ 1. The Statement of the Problem \ 2. Metaphysical preliminaries \ 3. Good and Evil \ 4. The Creator and Evil \ 5. The Cause of Evil

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Herbert McCabe
• Mitarbeit: Brian Davies (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 26.02.2010
• EAN: 9780826413048
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-1304-8
• Seiten: 224
• Abmessung: 136 mm x 214 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Christentum; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Philosophy, Philosophy of religion