01983nam a2200325 a 4500 ebr10103543 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 040518s2005 enk sb 001 0 eng 2004011803 0195140028 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)61329666 BS1199.T44 C74 2005eb 231/.8 22 Crenshaw, James L. Defending God [electronic resource] : biblical responses to the problem of evil / James L. Crenshaw. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. x, 275 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-264) and indexes. Part I: Spreading the blame around -- The atheistic answer : abandoning the quest -- Alternative gods : falling back on a convenient worldview -- A demon at work : letting benevolence slip -- Part II: Redefining God -- Limited power and knowledge : accentuating human freedom -- Split personality : reconciling justice with mercy -- A disciplinary procedure : stimulating growth in virtue -- Punishment for sin : blaming the victim -- Part III: Shifting to the human scene -- Suffering as atonement : making the most of a bad thing -- Justice deferred : banking on life beyond the grave -- Mystery : appealing to human ignorance -- Disinterested righteousness : questioning the problem. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Bible. O.T. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Theodicy Biblical teaching. Good and evil Biblical teaching. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10103543 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 206808 206808