Irenaeus and the Problem of Evil 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyASOCR Created by: caithughes25Created on: 11-05-15 18:12 Irenaeus' theory is Soul making 1 of 18 What does soul making mean? The presence of evil helps us to grwo and develop as we were not made perfect 2 of 18 what does soul deciding mean? Humans have the choice to turn back to God through salvation of focus, humans were created perfectly and we turned away from God because of the Fall 3 of 18 What was God's aim when he created us according to Irenaeus? So we can grow into his "likeness" 4 of 18 What needs to be developed? Our soul - developed to be like God 5 of 18 We have free choice so what do we have the power to do? We have the power to choose between good and bad decisions 6 of 18 How is evil beneficial? Helps us to develop into spiritual perfection 7 of 18 If God took away human freedom what else would we lose? Mortality - what makes us human 8 of 18 What will eventually happen when evil and suffering is overcome? We will be in spiritual happiness/perfection 9 of 18 What was the purpose of Adam and Eve being expelled from the Garden of Eden? To grow and mature so they can learn from their mistakes 10 of 18 According to Ireneaus, who is responsible for evil? Humans as they are free and can choose to sin but God partly because he created us imperfectly by choice 11 of 18 What distance does Hick describe we have from God? Epistemic 12 of 18 Why do we have epistemic distance from God? So his existence would not be obvious and so we can have room to improve - allows for God to have ignorance over our free will mistakes 13 of 18 Ireneaus' theodicy is unfair because... Evil is seen as necessary but why should someone suffer more than someone else to develop into the same spiritual perfection? 14 of 18 Why does Kant reject this theodicy? The ends do not justify the means 15 of 18 Why does Ireneaus' theodicy trivalise evil? It doesn't explain why great suffering like the Holocaust has to happen 16 of 18 Why is Ireneaus' theodicy good in relation to the whole of humanity and creation? It shows that everything has to develop into the likeness of God and that we need development to do so 17 of 18 Why is the non-existence of Hell a good thing for the nature of God? It shows that God is omni-benevolent as everyone, even sinners, go to heaven. 18 of 18
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