02022cam a22003497i 4500 19766627 20220201161711.0 000 000 000 2017385259 9781451484557 (OCoLC)ocn951227296 UOEL eng rda YDXCP BTCTA lccopycat BJ1401 .B87 2016 170 23 Burns, Charlene Embrey, 1953- author Christian understandings of evil : the historical trajectory / Charlene P.E. Burns Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2016. xi, 218 pages ; 22 cm. Christian understandings Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218). Throughout the two-thousand-year span of Christian history, believers in Jesus have sought to articulate their faith and their understanding of how God works in the world. How do we, as we examine the vast and varied output of those who came before us, understand the unity and the diversity of their thinking? How do we make sense of our own thought in light of theirs? The Christian Understandings series offers to help. In this exciting volume, Charlene Burns offers a brief but thorough tour through more than two millennia of thought on the nature of evil. Starting with the contexts of the Hebrew Bible and moving forward, Burns outlines the many ways that Christian thought has attempted to deal with the reality of evil and suffering. From a personal Satan and demonic activity, to questions of free will and autonomy, to the nature of God and Gods role in suffering, Burns offers a clear and compelling overview-- Good and evil Religious aspects Christianity Theodicy History of doctrines Good and evil Philosophy Christian understandings. 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc LL 17201 17201 0 0 lcc 0 0 UOE UOE GEN 2021-12-06 BJ1401 .B87 2016 20158151 2026-04-27 11:21:18 20158151 2021-12-06 LL