Divine Hiddenness and the Afterlife: A Response to Aaron Rizzieri

Aaron Rizzieri has recently argued that the problem of hell is a complicating factor for the issue of divine hiddenness. In particular, the problem of divine hiddenness is made much worse if anyone is threatened by negative afterlife consequences. While Rizzieri’s argument suffers from lack of theol...

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Published in:Perichoresis
Main Author: Beilby, James K. (Author)
Contributors: Rizzieri, Aaron 1974- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sciendo, De Gruyter 2023
In: Perichoresis
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
NBQ Eschatology
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Summary:Aaron Rizzieri has recently argued that the problem of hell is a complicating factor for the issue of divine hiddenness. In particular, the problem of divine hiddenness is made much worse if anyone is threatened by negative afterlife consequences. While Rizzieri’s argument suffers from lack of theological nuance, there is a serious objection to Christian theism lurking in the vicinity of his argument. I offer what I take to be the best response to that objection.
ISSN:2284-7308
Reference:Kritik von "How to make the problem of divine hiddenness worse (2021)"
Contains:Enthalten in: Perichoresis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2478/perc-2023-0029