Entropy and Theodicy: A New Patristic Framework for Understanding Corruption
The second law of thermodynamics challenges theologians: they must affirm that the very same world that tends towards death and decay has been created by a God of love. R. J. Russell has drawn on two competing theodicies to respond to the second law: the arc of creation, fall, and redemption as foun...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2020]
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Theology and science
Jahr: 2020, Band: 18, Heft: 4, Seiten: 589-603 |
| IxTheo Notationen: | CF Christentum und Wissenschaft KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum NBC Gotteslehre NBD Schöpfungslehre |
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Corruption
B laws of nature B Theodicy B Divine Action B Patristics B Entropy |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The second law of thermodynamics challenges theologians: they must affirm that the very same world that tends towards death and decay has been created by a God of love. R. J. Russell has drawn on two competing theodicies to respond to the second law: the arc of creation, fall, and redemption as found in Augustine and a paradigm of progress inspired by Irenaeus. While both systems explain the presence of corruption, both are ultimately unsatisfactory. This paper presents an alternative framework for a theodicy of natural evil inspired by John of Damascus. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2020.1825194 |
