An apophatic response to the evidential argument from evil
I argue that Christian apophaticism provides the most powerful and economical response to the evidential argument from evil for the non-existence of God. I also reply to the objection that Christian apophaticism is incoherent, because it appears to entail the truth of the following contradiction: it...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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| In: |
International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 78, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 485-497 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
God
/ Evil
/ Essentialism
/ Negative theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
apophatic theology
B ESSENCE-ENERGIES DISTINCTION B real essentialism B problem of evil |
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