Isaac Qatraya and the Logical Problem of Evil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3387277 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Henry Collins (0000-0003-4870-7665, University of Glasgow, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1171 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| 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/rel13121171 |
| OpenAlex | W4311097962 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
Sterba has recently produced a searching and significant version of the argument from evil. Here, I set out aspects of the view of God, suffering, and the afterlife articulated by Isaac Qatraya (also known as Isaac of Nineveh and Isaac the Syrian), and argue both that Isaac's view is not undermined by this version of the argument from evil, and that it is not subject to at least some of the objections Sterba raises to soul-making or saint-making theodicies. I end with some remarks on the relevance of the discussion to 'sceptical theist' approaches to the problem of evil
Afterlife · Art history · Epistemology · Political science · Problem of Evil · SAINT · Skepticism · Soul · Theism · Computer Science · History · Law · Medicine · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |