Religious Studies 1022A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Theodicy
1 Oct 2018
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From the greek theos = god, dike = justice. Traditional understanding: justifying the ways of god in the face of chaos and evil in the world. Social scientific understanding: describes a wide range of religious and ideological explanations of the anomic (the chaotic and evil experiences faced by both individuals and societies) All human beings participate in or inherit the sin of the first parents, Adam and eve, whose violation of god"s commands (genesis 3) justly brought death and suffering to the world. Adam and eve are referred to as our primordal parents. Emphasize the educative role suffering can play in human life. Vicarious suffering serves an educative purpose by manifesting the consequences of sin to the world and by helping to purify and uplift the suffered. Locate fulfillment or reward for innocent suffering in a realm beyond the world. Eschaton the end times (death, judgment, heaven, hell & the return of.
