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Theodicy: Theodicy is a theological concept that seeks to justify or reconcile the existence of evil and suffering in the world with the belief in an all-powerful, benevolent deity. It addresses the question of why a just God allows suffering to occur. See also Suffering, God, Theology, Justification, Explanation, Religious belief, Religion, Omnipotence, Omniscience._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Jürgen Habermas on Theodicy - Dictionary of Arguments
III 281 Theodicy/Habermas: The re-evaluation of individual suffering, which makes the question of the meaning of the senseless the starting point of a religious thinking that goes beyond local myths, is the result of learning processes that get underway when the concepts of justice established in tribal societies collide with the new reality of class societies. >Justification, >Ultimate justification, >Suffering, >Religious faith._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Ha I J. Habermas Der philosophische Diskurs der Moderne Frankfurt 1988 Ha III Jürgen Habermas Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Bd. I Frankfurt/M. 1981 Ha IV Jürgen Habermas Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Bd. II Frankfurt/M. 1981 |