Evil and Suffering Keywords. 4.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyASWJEC Created by: LiamCreated on: 22-11-12 14:26 61083294715 Across 1. Part of natural world, lives and moves but, in this context, refers to non-human (6, 9) 4. Modern day philosopher Richard Swinburne, influential in his work on the existence of God, religious experience and miracles (9) 7. John Hick, modern day philosopher of religion. Champion of religious pluralism; also developed Irenaeus' Theodicy (4) Down 2. The experience,or showing the effects, of something which is evil or bad (9) 3. Prominent German theologian and philosopher of the 18th and 19th centuries. Responsible for producing an effective critique against the Augustinian theodicy (13) 5. The concept that a rational being is able to completely freely dtermine their own futures or destinies through true freedom in making decisions, both ordinary and moral (4, 4) 6. Early church father, Augustine of Hippo, converted to Christianity relatively late on in his life. Great intellectual force responsible for the formalisation of what is know accepted as Christian orthodoxy in terms of belief and ethics. (9) 8. That which produces suffering; the moral opposite of good (4) 9. argument based on ideas that human beings were not created perferct and remain imperfect and that evil is necessary to permit human freedom of choice (8, 8) 10. Early church father (2nd century) Developed a theodicy which put part of the blame on the existence of evil and suffering onto God. Ireneaus saw evil and suffering as neccesary in the development of humans towards moral perfection (8)
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