CALVINIST THEODICY: Gordon Clark’s answer to the problem of evil

Theodicy is the attempt to justify God, his existence and his attributes (mainly his goodness and his omnipotence), in view of the existence of evil in the world. Gordon Clark (1902-1985) was a Christian theologian and philosopher who through his writings addressed the main issues and problems faced...

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Autor: de Araújo Neto, Felipe Sabino
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Repositorio:Pólemos (Brasília)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/11722
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/polemos/article/view/11722
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Problema do mal. Teodiceia. Livre arbítrio. Predestinação. Cristianismo.
Problem of evil. Theodicy. Free will. Predestination. Christianity.
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Resumo:Theodicy is the attempt to justify God, his existence and his attributes (mainly his goodness and his omnipotence), in view of the existence of evil in the world. Gordon Clark (1902-1985) was a Christian theologian and philosopher who through his writings addressed the main issues and problems faced by philosophy and religion. Although a heritor from the Reformed tradition, his proposal diverges considerably from that presented by the famous philosopher of religion Alvin Plantinga. In this context, the present study aims to present the relevant role of Clark's response to the problem of evil.