A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil.
That department of philosophy which treats of the being, perfections, and government of God, and the immortality of the soul.
(Literally, "divine justice.") Doctrine seeking to explain why God allows evil to exist in the world.
The attempt to solve the problem of evil by showing that the existence of evil is consistent with the existence of an all- good, all-powerful, all-knowing god.
Any attempt to explain the existence and nature of God in light of and accounting for the existence of human suffering.
A defense of the righteousness of God.
An explanation for natural evil. For example, the theory of evolution is an explanation for the fact of the shortcomings and harshness of nature. Darwin had a hard time believing that a sovereign God would create nature in the state that he saw it.
the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
a demonstration that the world is good for humanity in spite of what seems to be widespread suffering
an attempt to defend the justice of God in the face of evil in the world
an attempt to show that such justice exists, to prove that we really do live in what Leibniz insisted was the "best of all possible worlds
a theory that claims to explain why God would allow evil or suffering
An argument used to show that the evidence of evil in the world is consistent with belief in a God who is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all good.
The branch of philosophy that treats of the being, perfections, and government of God and the immortality of the soul
a reasoned argument in support of belief in the justice of God in the face of the existence of evil within His creation.
From the Greek "justice of God" or "justifying God," the problem of and attempt to explain the existence of evil and suffering alongside the assertion of a just and loving God.
The study of the problem of evil in the world in relation to the proposition that there is an all powerful good God.
an attempt to justify God in the face of evil. Kant argues that all such attempts must fail, for they require a misuse of 'reason' that is ultimately harmful to religion.
(Greek for "justice of God") A term that denotes the issue of God's justice in relation to the problem of human suffering, used often in discussions of the book of Job relating to the attempt to justify God in the face of evil. See Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Part 3.
From the Greek words " Theos" (God) and " dike" (justice). Attempts to harmonize the goodness of God with the existence of evil in the world.
The problem of evil. An attempt to justify the goodness of God in light of evil.
A term coined by Leibnitz to refer to a theoretical justification of the goodness of God in the face of the presence of evil in the world.
Theodicy (adjectival form "theodicean") is a specific branch of theology and philosophy that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil in the world with the assumption of a benevolent God —ie. the problem of evil. An attempt to reconcile the co-existence of evil and God may thus be called "a theodicy".