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God, Evil, and Human Learning

God, Evil, and Human Learning A Critique and Revision of the Free Will Defense in Theodicy

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Publisher's Synopsis

God, Evil, and Human Learning explores the age-old question: How is it possible to believe in the God of the Christian faith when the world contains so many grievous evils? Author Fred Berthold Jr. examines the most influential argument used by Christian theologians to answer that question, the "free will defense," which holds that God is not responsible for the evil in the world, but that evil arises from the human misuse of free will. He points out the weaknesses of this defense and provides a more adequate concept of free will. Berthold argues that free will is a complex of abilities which are acquired—if acquired—through human learning in the context of experiences of actual goods and evils and their consequences. He revises the "free will defense" and offers a new view of the relationship between God and his creatures.

Book information

ISBN: 9780791460429
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Imprint: SUNY Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 116
Weight: 227g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 25mm