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Zusatztext In an encyclopaedic age of theology, where Handbooks, Compendiums, Companions and Dictionaries abound, here is an addition that will really make a difference. Grebe and Grössl are to be commended both on extraordinary and refreshing breadth of this volume, and on the quality of the contributors they have brought together. Informationen zum Autor Matthias Grebe is Lecturer and Tutor at St. Mellitus College, London, and Associate Vicar at St. Edward, King and Martyr, in Cambridge. Prior to his current position, Matthias held a senior research fellowship at the University of Bonn. He studied theology at Tübingen, Cambridge, and Princeton, and finished his doctorate at Cambridge in 2012. Johannes Grössl is Assistant Professor of Fundamental Theology and Comparative Studies of Religion at the University of Würzburg, Germany Klappentext The T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil provides an extensive exploration of the theology of theodicy, asking questions such as should all instances of suffering necessarily be understood as evil? Why would an omnipotent and benevolent God allow or perpetrate evil? Is God unable or unwilling to reduce human and non-human suffering on Earth? Does humanity have the capacity to exercise a moral evaluation of God's motives and intentions? Conventional disciplinary boundaries have tended to separate theological approaches to these questions from philosophical ones. This volume aims to overcome these boundaries by including biblical (Part I), historical (Part II), doctrinal (Part III), philosophical (Part IV), and pastoral, interreligious perspectives and alternative intersections (Part V) on theodicy.Authors include thinkers from analytic and continental traditions, multiple Christian denominations and other religions, and both established and younger scholars, providing a full variety of approaches. What unites the essays is an attempt to answer these questions from the perspective of biblical testimony, historical scholarship, modern theological and philosophical thinking about the concept of God, non-Christian religions, science and the arts. The result is a combination of in-depth analysis and breadth of scope, making this a benchmark work for further studies in the theology of suffering and evil. Vorwort A one volume compendium on the theology of theodicy from a variety of biblical, historical, doctrinal, philosophical and interreligious perspectives. Zusammenfassung A one volume compendium on the theology of theodicy from a variety of biblical, historical, doctrinal, philosophical and interreligious perspectives. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceList of FiguresPreface: Theology, Conversation, and FriendshipAbbreviations 1. Introduction: Suffering and the Problem of Evil, Johannes Grössl (University of Würzburg, Germany) PART I: BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES 2. Moses: the Suffering Servant, Mark Scarlata (St. Mellitus College, UK)3. Suffering and the Problem of Evil in the Prophets, John Barton (University of Oxford, UK)4. The Book of Job, Katharine Dell (University of Cambridge, UK)5. Suffering and the Quest for its Causes in the Psalms, Erhard S. Gerstenberger (University of Marburg, Germany)6. Covenant Faith and Qohelet’s Question. John Goldingay (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)7. Wrath in the Bible, Peter J. Leithart (Theopolis Institute, UK)8. "The Lord Is in Your Midst" (Zeph. 3:15) Righteous Suffering in the Synoptic Gospels, Pheme Perkins (Boston College, USA)9. The Gospel of John, David Ford (University of Cambridge, UK)10. Paul - Suffering as a Cosmic Problem, T.J. Lang (University of St. Andrews, UK)11. The Epistle to the Hebrews, Bryan R. Dyer (Calvin University, USA)12. The Book of Revelation, Joseph L. Mangina (University of Toronto, Canada) PART II: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY FIGURES 13. Irenaeus and Origen, Mark S. M. Scott (Stonehill College, USA)...
