A Premature Farewell to Theism

In an incisive critique of Professor Hick's Evil and the God of Love, Professor Puccetti claims to ‘carry the campaign as well as the battle'—i.e. to show that, with respect to evil, theists‘are either "explaining it away" or saying it cannot be explained at all. And in both case...

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Main Author: Yandell, Keith E. 1938- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1969]
In: Religious studies
Year: 1969, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 251-255
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Summary:In an incisive critique of Professor Hick's Evil and the God of Love, Professor Puccetti claims to ‘carry the campaign as well as the battle'—i.e. to show that, with respect to evil, theists‘are either "explaining it away" or saying it cannot be explained at all. And in both cases they are in effect admitting they have no rational defence to offer. Which means that despite appearances they really are abandoning the battlefield.'
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500004273