By Jacob Baker Art by Galen Dara I am an instrument already rotten. I am too worn out. And even if I believed in the possibility of God’s consenting to repair the mutilations of my nature, I could not bring myself to ask it of him. Such a request would seem to me an offense …
Tag: theodicy
Theologizing in the Presence of Burning Children: From Theodicy to Lament
By Jacob Baker The attempt to justify the Christian (or Mormon) God in the face of overwhelming evil and suffering is known among philosophers and theologians as the problem of evil. Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus formulated an early version of the problem: “Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does …
Grappling with Theodicy in Mormonism: Why Does an All-Knowing, All-Loving, and All-Powerful God Permit Evil and other Bad Things to Happen?
Grappling with Theodicy in Mormonism: Why Does an All-Knowing, All-Loving, and All-Powerful God Permit Evil and other Bad Things to Happen? Come flex your intellectual and spiritual muscles in response to one of the most vexing issues in all theological discourse: the problem of evil. Guided by the presenter, this session will be based largely …
Tragedy or Hope: A Mormon Dilemma -&- Theodicy: Is a Mormon Position Tenable?
Tragedy or Hope: A Mormon Dilemma -&- Theodicy: Is a Mormon Position Tenable?