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Wandering in Darkness - Narrative and the Problem of Suffering (Hardcover, New)
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Wandering in Darkness - Narrative and the Problem of Suffering (Hardcover, New)
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Only the most naive or tendentious among us would deny the extent
and intensity of suffering in the world. Can one hold, consistently
with the common view of suffering in the world, that there is an
omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that
one can.
Wandering in Darkness first presents the moral psychology and value
theory within which one typical traditional theodicy, namely, that
of Thomas Aquinas, is embedded. It explicates Aquinas's account of
the good for human beings, including the nature of love and union
among persons. Eleonore Stump also makes use of developments in
neurobiology and developmental psychology to illuminate the nature
of such union.
Stump then turns to an examination of narratives. In a
methodological section focused on epistemological issues, the book
uses recent research involving autism spectrum disorder to argue
that some philosophical problems are best considered in the context
of narratives. Using the methodology argued for, the book gives
detailed, innovative exegeses of the stories of Job, Samson,
Abraham and Isaac, and Mary of Bethany.
In the context of these stories and against the backdrop of
Aquinas's other views, Stump presents Aquinas's own theodicy, and
shows that Aquinas's theodicy gives a powerful explanation for
God's allowing suffering. She concludes by arguing that this
explanation constitutes a consistent and cogent defense for the
problem of suffering.
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