Review of Sami Pihlströhm, Pragmatic Realism, Religious Truth, and Antitheodicy. On Viewing the World by Acknowledging the Other

Why do bad things happen, why is there suffering in the world? The problem of evil poses a serious threat to the idea of God as an omnipotent, omniscient and absolutely good being since it had been first articulated. The existence of horrible natural disasters and moral abominations continues to be...

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Published in:European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy
Main Author: Honnacker, Ana
Format: Review
Language:English
Published: Associazione Pragma 2020
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ejpap/2207
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Summary:Why do bad things happen, why is there suffering in the world? The problem of evil poses a serious threat to the idea of God as an omnipotent, omniscient and absolutely good being since it had been first articulated. The existence of horrible natural disasters and moral abominations continues to be one of the strongest arguments for atheism. Consequently, attempts of absolving God of the charge are legion: theodicies belong to the essential repertoire of traditional Christian theology and phi.