A Compensatory Response to the Problem of Evil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16901649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Beaty (Baylor University, corresponding author), Michael Douglas Beaty |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 347 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel12050347 |
| OpenAlex | W3162194289 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 6 |
In this essay, I affirm the univocity thesis while discussing some alternative positions that avoid the problem of evil by rejecting the univocity thesis. I reject Sterba’s assumption that God’s governance of creation is adequately understood as an analogy to good governance of a politically liberal democracy. I suggest that Sterba’s commitment to the Pauline principle forces a dilemma between significant human freedom and meticulous divine intervention. Finally, I argue that the existence of horrendous evils is logically compatible with the existence of a good God, given a compensatory response to the problem of evil
Analogy · Corporate governance · Democracy · Dilemma · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Management · Political ponerology · Political science · Sociology · Law · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Philosophy · Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |