Viruses and the Anthropocentric Problem of Suffering

COVID-19 has increased awareness of the threat viruses can pose and drawn attention to the different areas of suffering one can be affected by. In this article, I use viruses as a case study to explore the current theological approaches to human suffering. I propose that there is a subjective and an...

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Main Author: Schilling, Mirjam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2023
In: Theology and science
Year: 2023, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: 806-820
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NBC Doctrine of God
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Virus
B Coronavirus
B Covid-19
B Evil
B Theodicy
B Evolution
B Suffering
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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