Hick's Soul Making Theodicy

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Why did Hick feel he needed a new theodicy?
(The others were ----?)
The others were
Utterly unacceptable.
Products of religious imagination.
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Ireneaus:
Humans are ----. With the ----.
Humans are born imperfect with the capacity to become children of god.
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Parent Analogy:
Cant force a child to love a parent.
Have to let things happen to the child in order for them to learn / prepare them for life.
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What is the two step creation?
Zoe - Soul Making - Own likeness of god.
Bios - Biological - Own image of god.
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Soul ---- NOT ----.

God allows us to ----. Our ---- is not ----.

God gives us ---- to achieve ----.
Soul Making NOT Deciding!

God allows us to make our own choices. our fate is not pre-determined.

God gives us epistemic distance to achieve free will.
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Universal ----.

Everyone will ----.
But it is unjust. Do ---- people go to ----?
Universal salvation.

Everyone will go to heaven.
But how is this fair? Do evil people go to heaven too?
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Card 2

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Ireneaus:
Humans are ----. With the ----.

Back

Humans are born imperfect with the capacity to become children of god.

Card 3

Front

Parent Analogy:

Back

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Card 4

Front

What is the two step creation?

Back

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Card 5

Front

Soul ---- NOT ----.

God allows us to ----. Our ---- is not ----.

God gives us ---- to achieve ----.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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