Theodicy Beyond the Death of ''God'' - The Persisting Problem of Evil

List of contents

Introduction 1 Hegel’s Riddle: truth-as-openness, a temperate theodicean ideal 2 Hegel versus Nietzsche: truth-as-openness, a (small ‘c’) catholic theodicean ideal, without manipulation 3 God / Godhead / ‘God’: truth-as-openness, a modestly patient theodicean ideal 4 Job redux: truth-as-openness, a poetically exposed theodicean ideal Conclusion

About the author

Andrew Shanks is Canon Emeritus of Manchester Cathedral, UK. He is widely published in the field of religion, theology and philosophy, having written more than 10 monographs including Hegel and Religious Faith (2011) and Hegel versus ‘Inter-faith Dialogue’ (2015).

Summary

True theodicy is partly a theoretical corrective to evangelistic impatience: discounting the distortions arising from over-eager salesmanship. And partly it is a work of poetic intensification, dedicated to faith’s necessary struggle against resentment. A boldly polemical study, this book is a bid to re-ignite debate on the whole topic of theodi

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Shanks, Andrew (Canon Theologian Manchester Cathed Shanks
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367890421
• ISBN: 978-0-367-89042-1
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / General, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Good & Evil, Christianity, Philosophy of religion