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Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering
Eleonore Stump
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Description for Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering
Paperback. Virtually no one would deny the extent and intensity of suffering in the world. Can one also consistently hold that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? In Wandering in Darkness, Eleonore Stump argues that the difficult questions raised by the problem of suffering can be considered best in the context of biblical narratives. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 245 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Only the most naïve or tendentious among us would deny the extent and intensity of suffering in the world. Can one hold, consistently with the common view of suffering in the world, that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that one can. Wandering in Darkness first presents the moral psychology and value theory within which one typical traditional theodicy, namely, that of Thomas Aquinas, is embedded. It explicates Aquinas's account of the good for human beings, including the nature of love and union among persons. Eleonore Stump also makes use of developments in neurobiology and ... Read more
Only the most naïve or tendentious among us would deny the extent and intensity of suffering in the world. Can one hold, consistently with the common view of suffering in the world, that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that one can. Wandering in Darkness first presents the moral psychology and value theory within which one typical traditional theodicy, namely, that of Thomas Aquinas, is embedded. It explicates Aquinas's account of the good for human beings, including the nature of love and union among persons. Eleonore Stump also makes use of developments in neurobiology and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199659302
SKU
V9780199659302
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About Eleonore Stump
Eleonore Stump is The Robert J. Henle, SJ, Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University, where she has taught since 1992. She received a Ph.D. in medieval studies and medieval philosophy from Cornell University in 1975.
Reviews for Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering
Review from previous edition immensely ambitious [and] stunningly successful, repeatedly finding new levels of meaning.
Times Literary Supplement
Eleonore Stump's magisterial treatment of the problem of evil ... is bold, meticulously argued, and highly nuanced. In terms of scope and power, Stump's book clearly ranks among the best book length treatments of the problem of evil.
European ... Read more
Times Literary Supplement
Eleonore Stump's magisterial treatment of the problem of evil ... is bold, meticulously argued, and highly nuanced. In terms of scope and power, Stump's book clearly ranks among the best book length treatments of the problem of evil.
European ... Read more