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theodicy: References & Edit History

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Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, Theodicy: Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man, and the Origin of Evil, ed. by Austin Farrer (1951, reissued 2001; originally published in French, 1710), is a classic discussion of theodicy. Alvin Plantinga, God, Freedom, and Evil (1974), distinguishes between a theodicy and a defense. Richard Swinburne, Providence and the Problem of Evil (1998), is an ambitious attempt by a contemporary philosopher of religion to sketch a possible theodicy.

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Theodicy and End-of-Life Care. Nov 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Theodicies. Oct 15, 2024
Add new Web site: PhilArchive - Theodicies in Christian Thought. Sep 03, 2024
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Theodicy. Jun 14, 2024
Add new Web site: Dallas Baptist University - Theodicy: An Overview. Jan 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Theodicies as a Response to the Problem of Evil (Tom Metcalf). Nov 21, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Theodicy and End-of-Life Care. Feb 17, 2023
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Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Theodicy. Mar 28, 2011
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