Hope and the Problem of Divine Silence
The silence of God either by itself or in circumstances of profound suffering can induce hopelessness and despair, eroding a persons ability to act in ways conducive to her own good. Given the role of hope in human agency, the loss of hope is an event of a significant moral and personal concern. An...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham
[2016]
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European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 157-178 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Human being
/ Hope
/ Theodicy
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God |
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| Summary: | The silence of God either by itself or in circumstances of profound suffering can induce hopelessness and despair, eroding a persons ability to act in ways conducive to her own good. Given the role of hope in human agency, the loss of hope is an event of a significant moral and personal concern. And the standard responses to the problem of divine hiddenness may not address the existential crises occasioned by Gods silence. This paper seeks to develop and address this challenge by evaluating two potential responses to the problem of despair-inducing experience of divine silence. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24204/ejpr.v8i4.1761 |