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100	1		_aBurns, Charlene Embrey, _d1953- _eauthor
245	1	0	_aChristian understandings of evil : _bthe historical trajectory / _cCharlene P.E. Burns
260			_aMinneapolis : _bFortress Press, _cc2016.
300			_axi, 218 pages ; _c22 cm.
490	1		_aChristian understandings
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-218).
520			_aThroughout 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--
650		0	_aGood and evil _xReligious aspects _xChristianity
650		0	_aTheodicy _xHistory of doctrines
650		0	_aGood and evil _xPhilosophy
830		0	_aChristian understandings.
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