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Theodicy: Irenaean Theodicy
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Information: Part 1 of a review of John Hick's Irenaean theodicy. Before reading this article you may find it useful to read The problem of evil and suffering: An introduction. Click here to read part 2. Quotes are by John Hick unless otherwise indicated. A version of this article was originally published on the website www.faithnet.org.uk.
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John Hick has ... added to the Irenaean Theodicy, although it has not led to much change. He simply added a two part creation to the beginning of the theodicy, saying that, first humans developed 'social interaction, moral behaviour and reflection on their environment (alongside the capacity for awareness of the Divine)' and then, in a world of suffering, through their own will, became more like God.[2]
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Douglas Geivett, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Biola University in La Mirada, California, has set himself the task of explaining why Hick’s advocacy of an Irenaean theodicy is inappropriate, and how the Augustinian tradition can be affirmed. His book is scrupulously fair to Hick-a model of accurate reporting-and shows the ways in which Hick’s theodicy is of a piece with his opposition to natural theology (in the sense of proofs for God’s existence) and his belief in religious pluralism.
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Irenaeus wrote the Irenaean Theodicy. This is a theory as to why the Judeo-Christian God allows suffering in the world if he is omnipotent and omnibenevolent (The problem of the Inconsistent Triad)
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