Imagination and the Nature of Evil

Although many were troubled about the reality of evil and suffering following the earthquake and tsunami that decimated much of Southeast Asia in December 2004, few considered the inability of the modern moral imagination—which had been incapacitated by our desire to free ourselves from fate through...

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Main Author: Harvey, Barry 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2007
In: Theology today
Year: 2007, Volume: 63, Issue: 4, Pages: 450-458
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Summary:Although many were troubled about the reality of evil and suffering following the earthquake and tsunami that decimated much of Southeast Asia in December 2004, few considered the inability of the modern moral imagination—which had been incapacitated by our desire to free ourselves from fate through technical organization—to deal with these events. We are thus subject to the works of our hands, while fate still rules over us. The wisdom that can fathom such natural disasters requires communal practices where our vulnerability is scripted as a special sort of moral strength by participation in the trinitarian exchange of love.
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057360706300404