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"Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" - An Orientational Approach to Suffering and Evil

Gockel, Matthias. (2009) "Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" - An Orientational Approach to Suffering and Evil. Modern Theology, 25 (1). pp. 97-105.

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Abstract

I discuss two recent books by Ingolf U. Dalferth, which consider the problem of suffering and evil. Dalferth argues that evil is defined by events where someone experiences ills, not by an act of the will or an evil intention, as Kant thought. Suffering is seen in relation to evil, evil in relation to God, and God in relation to the history of Jesus Christ, in whom God created new life through the overcoming of evil. Christianity shall proclaim the end of evil, not the end of suffering. Dalferth contends that nothing connects human beings as strongly as the common experience of evil. Unfortunately, he does not elaborate on the problem of sin, especially in relation to God.
Faculties and Departments:01 Faculty of Theology > Fachbereich Theologie > Systematische Theologie, Dogmatik (Bernhardt)
UniBasel Contributors:Gockel, Matthias
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Blackwell
ISSN:0266-7177
e-ISSN:1468-0025
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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