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8 Cards in this Set
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Irenaeus |
*Evil existed as a result of an omnibenevolent God wanting his creating to develop + become spiritually perfect *Interpretation (not literal - unlike Augustine) |
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Vale of soul-making |
*Humans created imperfect so we could develop into God's image *Evil all we us to learn + gives value to our actions *Soul-making = necessary development |
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Epistemic distance - Hick |
*So we can truly have free will *Created at am epistemic distance from God so we can seek him through our own free will |
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Second order goods |
*Moral qualities like: compassion, courage, selflessness = 2nd order goods *Develop as a response to suffering + help us become better |
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Esctalogical justification |
*God as craftsman - humans should allow God to mould us into perfection by acting on faith towards God + experiencing good and bad *Universal salvation *Allows God's mercy to continue to next life *2nd opportunity to accept God + Develop spiritual perfection (Hick) |
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CHALLENGE: concept of universal salvation is unjust |
*Jesus reduced to moral example *Human eventually reach perfection - how does this encourage good behaviour? *End is determined by God - do we really have free will to refuse to mature? Is free will limited? *Undermines individual quest for spiritual maturity |
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CHALLENGE: evil + suffering shouldn't be a tool to an all-loving God |
*Hume - 'soul-making' > there's a difference between purposeful and pointless suffering *Hurting beings = not justifiable (not love) *Many other ways to achieve maturity *Greater good can exist without suffering (makes Jesus' role unnecessary as evil still exists) |
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CHALLENGE: immensity of suffering + uneven distribution |
*How does reward of spiritual perfection make up for suffering? *Some people suffer more than others - inconsistent *'soul-breaking' instead of 'soul-making' |
