African Mood Perspective on God and the Problem of Evil

This Element concisely and critically explores the African limited God perspective that denies that the categories of omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence are applicable to the God of African Traditional Religion (ATR).

List of contents

General Introduction; 1. African philosophy of religion; 2. The limitation thesis and evil in the world; 3. The limited God, creation, and moral responsibility; References.

Summary

This Element concisely and critically explores the African limited God perspective that denies that the categories of omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence are applicable to the God of African Traditional Religion (ATR).

Product details

• Authors: Ada Agada, Ada (Federal University Otuoke) Agada
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009452663
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0945266-3
• No. of pages: 76
• Series: Elements in Global Philosophy of Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, Africa, Philosophy, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Theology, Philosophy of religion, Black & Asian Studies, African philosophy, Cross-cultural / Intercultural studies and topics, PHILOSOPHY / African