Byron Belitsos

Truths about Evil, Sin, and the Demonic (eBook, ePUB)

Toward an Integral Theodicy for the Twenty-First Century

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Problem of Evil and the Predicament of Theodicy As Christians or theists we are moved to share the truth of God's love for humankind. But how can we speak of such providential care in a world rife with crime, war, racism, genocide, and even ecocide? In response to this predicament, a theodicy proposes a rational "defense" of God's goodness that offers consolation to victims and hope to all believers. Truths about Evil, Sin, and the Demonic provides a sweeping history of the discipline of theodicy that focuses on its strategic turning points and its possible future. Belitsos argues that, because of the atrocities of the last century and the threat of horrendous evils in the coming century, we need to marshal the most explanatory elements of all previous theodicies and then drive toward an "integrative" model based on a creative synthesis. The author also turns to a modern revelatory source that supports his argument for such a "meta-theodicy." He concludes by critically engaging with this source and the entire tradition in his call for an apophatically informed integral theodicy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781666713022
• Artikelnr.: 67838607

Autorenporträt

Belitsos is an award-winning book editor and publisher and also the author of One World Democracy (2005), A Return to Healing (2009), and Your Evolving Soul (2017). He holds a B.A. (Honors) in history of ideas from the University of Chicago and an M.A. in systematic theology from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He also pursued graduate studies in theology, philosophy, history, and religious studies at Naropa Institute, at University of California (Berkeley and Santa Cruz) and at the California Institute of Integral Studies. A student of The Urantia Book for over four decades, Belitsos has edited and published five previous books related to its teachings. He was also an inaugural member of Ken Wilber's Integral Institute.