Journey Back to God explores Origen of Alexandria's creative, complex, and controversial treatment of the problem of evil. It argues that his layered cosmology functions as a theodicy that explains unjust suffering and shows how that theodicy hinges on the journey of the soul back to God.
Journey Back to God explores Origen of Alexandria's creative, complex, and controversial treatment of the problem of evil. It argues that his layered cosmology functions as a theodicy that explains unjust suffering and shows how that theodicy hinges on the journey of the soul back to God.
Mark S. M. Scott is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Thorneloe University.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Theodicy as Navigation: Toward a Theoretical Paradigm Chapter 2: Framing Questions: God and Evil in Paradox Chapter 3: Far From Home: Pre-existence, the Fall, and the Origin of Evil Chapter 4: The Physician of Souls: Suffering as Remedial Punishment Chapter 5: Theology of Ascent: The Journey of the Soul to Perfection Chapter 6: Journey's End: The Triumph of Good and Universal Salvation Conclusion Bibliography
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Theodicy as Navigation: Toward a Theoretical Paradigm Chapter 2: Framing Questions: God and Evil in Paradox Chapter 3: Far From Home: Pre-existence, the Fall, and the Origin of Evil Chapter 4: The Physician of Souls: Suffering as Remedial Punishment Chapter 5: Theology of Ascent: The Journey of the Soul to Perfection Chapter 6: Journey's End: The Triumph of Good and Universal Salvation Conclusion Bibliography
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