The Augustinian Type of Theodicy: Is It Outdated?

Vorster, Nico

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“…The Augustinian paradigm's weaknesses can be resolved without any drastic changes to the Augustinian paradigm's basic principles. 31 According to Silva, many theodicies' concepts state that the reason for so much suffering and suffering is that, after completing the world's creation, God returns to heaven and now watches from a distance, without interference in this world. But according to Calvin, God is the Creator and also the "Eternal Governor and Preserver."…”

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“…Therefore, it needs to be replaced with the 'Irenaean' type of theodicy, whether the article examines its claim by asking whether the 'Augustinian type' theodicy can answer the question of crime post-Newtonian world with an evolutionary understanding of reality. 28 According to Cheetham, Hick revealed the secrets of life's suffering as part of a soul-making journey in which people are perfected from time to time. He rejects the Augustinian model, which looks to humankind's…”

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Analysis of Theodicy Concepts and Its Relevance during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period

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2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic problem raises many questions, whether the pandemic exists because of human sin? Is this suffering from God? Does God allow this to happen? If God is love, why should this pandemic occur? And various other kinds of questions. The purpose of this study is to find relevant values of theodicy concepts during the COVID-19 pandemic. This method uses qualitative research methods on the seven selected theodicy concepts and the latest research journals' results. Comprehensive results are obtained from the seven angles view of theodicy concepts relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the study results, it can be concluded that the values of each theodicy concept studied gave appropriate contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Analysis of Theodicy Concepts and Its Relevance during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period

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2021

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“…Since everything was created for Jesus Christ and his death and resurrection, all things stand under the twofold contradiction of the cross and resurrection. 75 Barth calls the reality that contradicts the existence of Christ and resists God's dominion "nothingness." It connotes an alien sphere of reality that has no authentic existence of its own, but consists in a privation of the good.…”

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Theological resources for building resilience to gangster identity formations. A study of the Cape Flats

Vorster

2018

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This essay probes the remedial promise of Christian narratives on resilience in creating buffers against gangster identity formation on the Cape Flats. First, we consult and compare both quantitative and qualitative psychosocial studies on the causes of gangster identity formation on the Cape Flats. Thereafter, we discuss the dominant Christian narratives on resilience and examine their applicability and remedial potential for the specific social setting. The essay finds that the social settings within which gangster identities are formed determine to a large degree the kind of resilience competencies that have to be instilled in individuals and communities, as well as the type of theological discourse that ought to be followed. A certain type of theological discourse on resilience might be helpful in creating buffers against gangster identity formation within some communities of the Cape Flats, but the same narrative could yield negative results in others. The type of theological approach followed should therefore be closely aligned to the audience addressed to ensure that the competencies instilled in communities do not, in fact, grow into risk factors.

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“…This article therefore can be seen as an exercise in bringing classical Christian theology to terms with evolution, thus highlighting its ongoing vitality (for a recent attempt to do something similar with regard to another part of Christian theology, viz. its doctrines of sin and evil, see Vorster 2011).…”

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Evolutionary theory, human uniqueness and the image of God

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2012

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In this article, I examined what might be called the evolutionary argument against human uniqueness and human dignity. After having rehearsed briefly the roots of the classical Judeo- Christian view on human uniqueness and human dignity in the first chapters of Genesis, I went on to explore and delineate the nature of the evolutionary argument against this view. Next, I examined whether Christian theology might widen the concept of imago Dei so as to include other beings as well as humans, thus giving up the idea of human uniqueness. I concluded, however, that this move is deeply problematic. Therefore, I turned to a discussion of some recent attempts to define both human uniqueness and the image of God in theological rather than empirical terms. One of these, which is based on the concept of incarnation, is found wanting, but another one is construed in such a way that it enables us to reconcile the idea of human uniqueness as encapsulated in the doctrine of the imago Dei with contemporary evolutionary theory. Thus, this article can be seen as an exercise in bringing classical Christian theology to terms with evolution, further highlighting this theology’s ongoing vitality.Evolusieteorie, menslike uniekheid and die beeld van God. In hierdie artikel ondersoek ek die sogenaamde evolusionêre argument teen menslike uniekheid en menswaardigheid. Na ‘n kort oorsig oor die oorsprong van die klassieke Joods-Christelike siening van menslike uniekheid en menswaardigheid soos uit die eerste vyf hoofstukke van Genesis blyk, ondersoek en beeld ek die aard van die evolusionêre argument hierteenoor uit. Vervolgens word die vraag ondersoek of die Christelike teologie die konsep van imago Dei sodanig kan verbreed dat dit ook ander wesens behalwe mense kan insluit, waardeur die idee van menslike uniekheid dus prysgegee word. Ek kom egter tot die slotsom dat hierdie skuif hoogs problematies is. Daarom wend ek my tot ’n bespreking van onlangse pogings om menslike uniekheid en die beeld van God eerder in teologiese as empiriese terme te definieer. Een hiervan, gebaseer op die konsep van inkarnasie, is te lig bevind. ‘n Ander poging is egter sodanig vertolk dat dit ons in staat stel om die idee van menslike uniekheid, soos ingesluit in die leerstelling van die imago Dei, met die hedendaagse evolusieteorie te versoen. Hierdie artikel kan dus gesien word as ‘n poging om die klassieke Christelike teologie in ooreenstemming te bring met evolusie en om hierdie teologie se voortgaande lewenskragtigheid te beklemtoon.

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The Augustinian Type of Theodicy: Is It Outdated?

Cited by 6 publications

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Analysis of Theodicy Concepts and Its Relevance during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period

Analysis of Theodicy Concepts and Its Relevance during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period

Theological resources for building resilience to gangster identity formations. A study of the Cape Flats

Evolutionary theory, human uniqueness and the image of God

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