augustinian theodicy
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- Created on: 09-04-14 16:38
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- The Augustinian Theodicy
- According to Aug. and Aq.
- creation is perfect
- man is created in the image of God - wholly good
- evil is a privatio boni
- evil does not exist in itself but it is a falling short of goodness
- as evil does not actually exist there is nothing for God to eradicate
- evil does not exist in itself but it is a falling short of goodness
- moral evil is a result of human disobedience
- adam and eve
- we are all guilty because we were all seminally present in Adam
- suffering is caused by sin and is also a punishment for sin
- God is not responsible forevil and suffering
- adam and eve
- God is all powerful and all knowing
- God gave creation free will
- creation is perfect
- natural evil
- augustine
- result of human and angelic free will
- moral choices have a mystical impact on the world
- earthquakes not an original part of creation
- natural world has fallen short of perfection
- earthquakes not an original part of creation
- moral choices have a mystical impact on the world
- result of human and angelic free will
- aquinas
- natural evil is only evil from a human viewpoint
- anything that does what it was intended to do is good e.g. volcanoes
- natural evil does not exist
- anything that does what it was intended to do is good e.g. volcanoes
- God's goodness is not moral goodness
- Untitled
- natural evil is only evil from a human viewpoint
- augustine
- principle of plenitude
- harsh lives which seem unfair creatye a diversity in the world which shows the range of God's creation
- diversity contributes to bringing about perfection of the whole world
- all things that can exist will come into existence. things are not bad because they contribute to overall goodness
- diversity contributes to bringing about perfection of the whole world
- harsh lives which seem unfair creatye a diversity in the world which shows the range of God's creation
- aesthetic argument
- only God sees the world as a whole
- evil highlights the goodness of the world
- in the final days evil will be punished and God's grace will be shown
- omni-benevolence = sending Christ to save
- in the final days evil will be punished and God's grace will be shown
- evil highlights the goodness of the world
- only God sees the world as a whole
- According to Aug. and Aq.
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