Download or read book Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God written by Marilyn McCord Adams and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When confronted by horrendous evil, even the most pious believer may question not only life's worth but also God's power and goodness. A distinguished philosopher and a practicing minister, Marilyn McCord Adams has written a highly original work on a fundamental dilemma of Christian thought—how to reconcile faith in God with the evils that afflict human beings. Adams argues that much of the discussion in analytic philosophy of religion over the last forty years has offered too narrow an understanding of the problem. The ground rules accepted for the discussion have usually led philosophers to avert their gaze from the worst—horrendous—evils and their devastating impact on human lives. They have agreed to debate the issue on the basis of religion-neutral values, and have focused on morals, an approach that—Adams claims—is inadequate for formulating and solving the problem of horrendous evils. She emphasizes instead the fruitfulness of other evaluative categories such as purity and defilement, honor and shame, and aesthetics. If redirected, philosophical reflection on evil can, Adams's book demonstrates, provide a valuable approach not only to theories of God and evil but also to pastoral care.

Download or read book Narratives of the Sufferings of Lewis and Milton Clarke written by Lewis Garrard Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Capt Charles H Barnard in a Voyage Round the World During the Years 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 With Six Copperplate Engravings Also a Chart Etc written by Charles H. BARNARD and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of C H B written by Charles H. Barnard and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book On Suffering An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Narrative and Suffering written by Nate Hinerman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Narrative of Suffering Meaning and Experience in a Transcultural Approach written by Lolita Guimarães Guerra and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Narrative Pain and Suffering written by Daniel B. Carr and published by IAS Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I experience pain, who or what is the me that suffers? When I relieve another's pain, who or what is the other that I restore to well-being? Increasingly, these questions seem answerable only through an understanding of narrative. Studies of pain narrative focus not simply on engrossing tales, but on complex and subtle processes rooted in the neurobiology of self-representation, emotion, and social interaction. These processes shape how individuals and cultures experience and report pain. Studies of narrative in its broadest sense not only deepen our understanding of pain and suffering, but also teach us about meaning, motivation, and discourse as represented in the biomedical, human, and social sciences. This book embodies the path-breaking multidisciplinary perspective that was created when leading contributors in neurobiology, integrative physiology, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and clinical research joined with clinicians, writers, and journalists from developed and developing countries. Together they have produced a unique volume that speaks to core issues integral to emerging pain research and humane health care in the 21st century.

Download or read book Wandering in Darkness written by Eleonore Stump and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only the most naïve or tendentious among us would deny the extent and intensity of suffering in the world. Can one hold, consistently with the common view of suffering in the world, that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that one can. Wandering in Darkness first presents the moral psychology and value theory within which one typical traditional theodicy, namely, that of Thomas Aquinas, is embedded. It explicates Aquinas's account of the good for human beings, including the nature of love and union among persons. Eleonore Stump also makes use of developments in neurobiology and developmental psychology to illuminate the nature of such union. Stump then turns to an examination of narratives. In a methodological section focused on epistemological issues, the book uses recent research involving autism spectrum disorder to argue that some philosophical problems are best considered in the context of narratives. Using the methodology argued for, the book gives detailed, innovative exegeses of the stories of Job, Samson, Abraham and Isaac, and Mary of Bethany. In the context of these stories and against the backdrop of Aquinas's other views, Stump presents Aquinas's own theodicy, and shows that Aquinas's theodicy gives a powerful explanation for God's allowing suffering. She concludes by arguing that this explanation constitutes a consistent and cogent defense for the problem of suffering.

Download or read book Narrative of the life and sufferings of William B Lighton Written by himself Revised edition embellished with engravings written by William Beebey LIGHTON and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Job and the Mystery of Suffering written by Richard Rohr and published by Gracewing Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Rohr, internationally known retreat leader, speaker and writer, plumbs the depths of the Job's story and its relevance for us today. Rohr strips Christian faith down to the essentials, beyond glib answers and a "hand-me-down" experience of God, and points the way to true knowing. In this invigorating exploration, the tension between suffering and faith becomes a powerful means to an authentic, open connection with the divine.

Download or read book Narrative of the Life and Suffering of William B Lighton written by William Beebey Lighton and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Narrative of the confinement and sufferings of a woman in a Poor House etc written by Abby H. FOLSOM and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Narrative of the Life and Suffering of William B Lighton minister of the Gospel written by William Beebey Lighton and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Suffering Son of David in Matthew s Passion Narrative written by Nathan C. Johnson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Nathan C. Johnson offers the first full-scale study of David traditions in the Gospel of Matthew's story of Jesus's death. He offers a solution to the tension between Matthew's assertion that Jesus is the Davidic messiah and his humiliating death. To convince readers of his claim that Jesus was the Davidic messiah, Matthew would have to bridge the gap between messianic status and disgraceful execution. Johnson's proposed solution to this conundrum is widely overlooked yet refreshingly simple. He shows how Matthew makes his case for Jesus as the Davidic messiah in the passion narrative by alluding to texts in which David, too, suffered. Matthew thereby participates in a common intertextual, Jewish approach to messianism. Indeed, by alluding to suffering David texts, Matthew attempts to turn the tables of the problem of a crucified messiah by portraying Jesus as the Davidic messiah not despite, but because of his suffering.

Download or read book A Narrative of the Shipwreck Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj H Nute written by Horace Holden and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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