Jerry L Walls
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1086105 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jerry L Walls |
| NOMBRES | Jerry L |
| APELLIDO | Walls |
| FIRMA | WALLS J L |
| AFILIACIONES | Asbury Theological Seminary |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 6 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1990 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Why I Am Not a Roman Catholic
Heaven and the Goodness of God
In this essay, I argue that we should take fully seriously the doctrine of heaven when dealing with the problem of evil in our world. The hope of heaven is integral to Christian theism so it cannot be neglected in any substantive discussion of the problem of evil. Indeed, heaven provides resources to respond to even the worst of evils and to fully redeem them in such a way that the victims of those evils can fully affirm the goodness of their liv…
Heaven and Hell
The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology
A hell of a dilemma
In this brief rejoinder to Talbott's reply, I argue that his clarifications pose a dilemma for him: he must either modify his account of unbearable misery, or give up his claim that all sinners must reach a point where they can resist God no farther
A hell of a choice
In this article I respond to Thomas Talbott's criticisms of the view of hell I have defended. In particular, I argue that coherent sense can be made of the choice to be eternally separated from God. Moreover, Talbott does not successfully show how God can save everyone without overriding their freedom. Finally, I argue that there is no significant sense in which sinners defeat God or sin with impunity on the view I have defended. Talbott's case t…
As the Waters Cover the Sea”
John Wesley explained the existence of evil in moral rather than metaphysical terms. His understanding of the fall was fairly typical of western theology and he also enthusiastically embraced a version of the felix culpa theme as essential for theodicy. Unlike many influential western theologians, he also relied heavily on libertarian freedom to account for evil. His most striking proposal for theodicy involves his eschatalogical vision of the fu…
Hell
Why Plantinga Must Move from Defense to Theodicy
In his numerous writings on the Will Alvin Plantinga has taken pains to emphasize that he is not engaged in theodicy. In God, Freedom, and Evil, for instance, Plantinga wrote as follows: Quite distinct from a Free Will Theodicy is what I shall call a Free Will Defense. Here the aim is not to say what God's reason is [for permitting evil], but at most what God's reason might possibly be.1 The Free Will Defense proposes then, that it is possible th…
Is Molinism as Bad as Calvinism?
This paper compares the theories of providence and predestination in Molinism and Calvinism. My particular concern is with whether Molinism is beset with the same sort of disturbing moral implications which plague Calvinism. I conclude that Molinism is better off than Calvinism in this regard, but still fails to give us a satisfactory account of God's goodness and will to save all persons. I suggest an amended version of Molinism to repair this d…
Hume on Divine Amorality
David Hume's philosophy is notoriously naturalistic. It is an attempt to give an account of man and his world relying only on evidence which can be gleaned from sense observation and introspection. Whatever can be inferred from this evidence is a proper philosophical conclusion
Heaven and the Goodness of God
In this essay, I argue that we should take fully seriously the doctrine of heaven when dealing with the problem of evil in our world. The hope of heaven is integral to Christian theism so it cannot be neglected in any substantive discussion of the problem of evil. Indeed, heaven provides resources to respond to even the worst of evils and to fully redeem them in such a way that the victims of those evils can fully affirm the goodness of their liv…
Why Plantinga Must Move from Defense to Theodicy
In his numerous writings on the Will Alvin Plantinga has taken pains to emphasize that he is not engaged in theodicy. In God, Freedom, and Evil, for instance, Plantinga wrote as follows: Quite distinct from a Free Will Theodicy is what I shall call a Free Will Defense. Here the aim is not to say what God's reason is [for permitting evil], but at most what God's reason might possibly be.1 The Free Will Defense proposes then, that it is possible th…
Is Molinism as Bad as Calvinism?
This paper compares the theories of providence and predestination in Molinism and Calvinism. My particular concern is with whether Molinism is beset with the same sort of disturbing moral implications which plague Calvinism. I conclude that Molinism is better off than Calvinism in this regard, but still fails to give us a satisfactory account of God's goodness and will to save all persons. I suggest an amended version of Molinism to repair this d…
Hume on Divine Amorality
David Hume's philosophy is notoriously naturalistic. It is an attempt to give an account of man and his world relying only on evidence which can be gleaned from sense observation and introspection. Whatever can be inferred from this evidence is a proper philosophical conclusion
Why Plantinga Must Move from Defense to Theodicy
In his numerous writings on the Will Alvin Plantinga has taken pains to emphasize that he is not engaged in theodicy. In God, Freedom, and Evil, for instance, Plantinga wrote as follows: Quite distinct from a Free Will Theodicy is what I shall call a Free Will Defense. Here the aim is not to say what God's reason is [for permitting evil], but at most what God's reason might possibly be.1 The Free Will Defense proposes then, that it is possible th…
Hell
As the Waters Cover the Sea”
John Wesley explained the existence of evil in moral rather than metaphysical terms. His understanding of the fall was fairly typical of western theology and he also enthusiastically embraced a version of the felix culpa theme as essential for theodicy. Unlike many influential western theologians, he also relied heavily on libertarian freedom to account for evil. His most striking proposal for theodicy involves his eschatalogical vision of the fu…
A hell of a dilemma
In this brief rejoinder to Talbott's reply, I argue that his clarifications pose a dilemma for him: he must either modify his account of unbearable misery, or give up his claim that all sinners must reach a point where they can resist God no farther
A hell of a choice
In this article I respond to Thomas Talbott's criticisms of the view of hell I have defended. In particular, I argue that coherent sense can be made of the choice to be eternally separated from God. Moreover, Talbott does not successfully show how God can save everyone without overriding their freedom. Finally, I argue that there is no significant sense in which sinners defeat God or sin with impunity on the view I have defended. Talbott's case t…
The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and the Goodness of God
In this essay, I argue that we should take fully seriously the doctrine of heaven when dealing with the problem of evil in our world. The hope of heaven is integral to Christian theism so it cannot be neglected in any substantive discussion of the problem of evil. Indeed, heaven provides resources to respond to even the worst of evils and to fully redeem them in such a way that the victims of those evils can fully affirm the goodness of their liv…
Why I Am Not a Roman Catholic
Philosophy (10 obras) · Epistemology (7 obras) · Theology (5 obras) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (4 obras) · Augustinian Studies and Theology (3 obras) · War, Ethics, and Justification (3 obras) · Afterlife (2 obras) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 obras) · Heaven (2 obras) · Law and economics (2 obras)