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Process theology and process philosophy are collectively referred to as "process thought". For both Whitehead and Hartshorne, it is an essential attribute of God to affect and be affected by temporal processes, contrary to the forms of theism that hold God to be in all respects non-temporal ( eternal ), unchanging ( immutable ), and unaffected ...
Another definition of theodicy is the vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the existence of evil. The word theodicy derives from the Greek words Θεός, Theos and δίκη, dikē. Theos is translated "God" and dikē can be translated as either "trial" or "judgement". [5] Thus, 'theodicy' literally means "justifying God". [6]
The Irenaean theodicy is a Christian theodicy (a response to the problem of evil). ... Process theology accepts God's indirect responsibility for evil, ...
Process Theology: A Basic Introduction, with a concluding chapter by John B. Cobb, Jr., Chalice Press, 1993. John Hick's Theodicy, with a response by John Hick, Macmillan in the UK and St. Martin's in the US, 1991. The Bible as Story and Struggle, Herald House, 1989. Fire In My Loins: A Study in Faith and Belief, Herald House, 1984
Cruciform theodicy is not a full theodical system in the same manner that Soul-making theodicy and Process theodicy are, so it does not address all the questions of "the origin, nature, problem, reason and end of evil." [92]: 145 It is, instead, a thematic trajectory. Historically, it has been and remains the primary Christian response to the ...
The key points of a soul-making theodicy begin with its metaphysical foundation: that "(1) The purpose of God in creating the world was soul-making for rational moral agents." [21] (2) Humans choose their responses to the soul-making process, thereby developing moral character. (3) This requires that God remain hidden, otherwise, free will ...
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Process and Reality is a book by Alfred North Whitehead, in which the author propounds a philosophy of organism, also called process philosophy. The book, published in 1929, is a revision of the Gifford Lectures he gave in 1927–28.