Moral Evil, Privation, and God

On a traditional account, God causes sinful acts and their properties, insofar as they are real, but God does not cause sin, since only the sinner causes the privations in virtue of which such acts are sinful. After explicating this privation solution, I defend it against two objections: (1) that Go...

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Main Author: Grant, W. Matthews (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham [2017]
In: European journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 125-145
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Evil / Privation / Causality / Creation belief
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NCB Personal ethics
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