Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God

Informationen zum Autor Marilyn McCord Adams is Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of William Ockham and coeditor of The Problem of Evil . Klappentext When confronted by horrendous evil, even the most pious believer may question not only life's worth but also God's power and goodness. A distinguished philosopher and a practicing minister, Marilyn McCord Adams has written a highly original work on a fundamental dilemma of Christian thought -- how to reconcile faith in God with the evils that afflict human beings. Zusammenfassung When confronted by horrendous evil, even the most pious believer may question not only life's worth but also God's power and goodness. A distinguished philosopher and a practicing minister, Marilyn McCord Adams has written a highly original work on a...

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• Authors: Marilyn McCord Adams
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2000
• EAN: 9780801486869
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-8686-9
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works