Explain the theodicy of Irenaeus The Irenaean theodicy is a theory used to help justify the problem of evil. The problem of evil raises questions as to whether there is a God as he is supposed to be omnibenevolent‚ omnipotent‚ and omniscient. If God was all loving‚ all powerful and all knowing then why is there evil and suffering in the world? Irenaeus argues that it is necessary for there to be evil and suffering in the world; it is a necessary part of life as it will develop us morally and
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Confessions‚ was written by Aurelius Augustine‚ who was ordained in the Christian Church and was named Bishop of Hippo. Confessions‚ is like an account of Augustine’s life before accepted God and joined the Christian. “In his Confessions he set down‚ for the benefit of others‚ the story of his early life and his conversion to Christianity.” (1113) In this autobiography he describes his childhood and his education then goes on to describe his life in adulthood before converting to Christianity. In
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In 1710 German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz coined the phrase theodicy in his work titled Theodicy: Essays on the Goodness of God‚ the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil. The meaning of theodicy in its most common form‚ attempts to answer the question why a good God permits the manifestation of evil. Based on the issues that we face today in the world‚ it is fair to say that Gottfried Leibniz was far ahead of his time in his philosophy. More than I have ever experienced in my lifetime people
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The Confessions of St Augustine shows that faith is a series of stages. Faith is a journey filled with trials and attempts. It involves reevaluating one’s life. Throughout his confessions‚ Augustine lays out all the sins he executed. His journey comprises of a transition from sinfulness to faithfulness. Augustine begins by telling about his childhood. He concludes he doesn’t remember much since children’s memories are short term. But as the book transcends to his adolescent years‚ we slowly
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Confessions‚ written by Augustine‚ begins by invoking the help of God to help or guide him through the act of confessing his sins. Augustine begins his confessions by detailing his very early life. He explains his infancy by lamenting his inability to remember the entirety of his life’s actions during that time. This wouldn’t be particularly important to any layperson‚ but because Augustine is incredibly devout‚ he worries that if he cannot remember the events from his early life‚ he cannot repent
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Theodicy A theodicy is simply a justification of God’s ways. Theists are generally compelled to express a theodicy in response to the unfortunate‚ painful‚ evil events and circumstances found in our world. A theodicy is necessary only if we believe in a God who is inherently good‚ thus requiring an explanation of the apparent discontinuity between a good God and evil in the world. In order to express my own theodicy‚ I will discuss the forms of evil in the world and their various manifestations
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Solving the seeming contradiction between a loving God and the reality of evil is usually referred to as a theodicy. A theodicy attempts to solve the apparent tensions in what is often termed the problem of evil. But the problem of evil is really a series of problems. Like many large problems‚ sometimes it is helpful to break them down into their components. Evil‚ you see‚ actually extends not only to the moral world but also to the natural world. When human beings do bad things to one another‚ this
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Course and Section Number:THEO 202 D07 Hamartiology: The Problem of Evil (Theodicy) No matter the degree of sin‚ it has been a concern of man since the beginning. Whether moral evil or natural evil the proble of evil is evident. The phrase “the problem of evil” is actually a label for a series of such problems involving God and evil (Feingberg‚ pg 413-415). The problem of evil is not that God is evil‚ but human beings have a free will and they have to chose to be evil. God cannot be tempted
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be-all of human living; but Augustine tells us with the Bible that this happiness can be found in GOD alone. The summumbonum which is Plato’s and Aristotle’s concept of theabsolute and immutable and is now seen by Augustine with the aid of the light of divine revelation as the living personal God‚ the creator of all things and thesupreme ruler of the universe.So‚ the idea of the Good of Plato is revealed‚ to Augustine as theliving reality‚ God. WHAT THEN IS GOD? Augustine answers this question with
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Saint Augustine is famous for his notion that the nature of human life is to return to God. He writes with God in mind and weaves theology‚ philosophy and phycology into his writings. He is a pioneer of the field of thought of early phycology and the human will. In his “Confessions” he explores infancy and his early childhood behavior in order to make revelations about the human psyche and the motivations behind certain decisions. In this paper we will discuss and summarize some of Saint Augustine’s
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