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Page 152
... explanation of suffering . John Stuart Mill made the classic statement of the modern theist's difficulty when he called it " the impossible problem of reconciling infinite benevolence and justice with in- finite power in the Creator of ...
... explanation of suffering . John Stuart Mill made the classic statement of the modern theist's difficulty when he called it " the impossible problem of reconciling infinite benevolence and justice with in- finite power in the Creator of ...
Page 153
... explanation of prosperity or calamity was that something must have been done which either pleased or displeased the gods . Here , as elsewhere behind the Biblical record , is visible the ancient background of the animistic ages , whose ...
... explanation of prosperity or calamity was that something must have been done which either pleased or displeased the gods . Here , as elsewhere behind the Biblical record , is visible the ancient background of the animistic ages , whose ...
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... explanation of suffering , there was an explanation , and that beyond the solutions he could see lay not chaos and aimlessness but order and purpose . In the drama this attitude is educed by a vision of the natural universe immense ...
... explanation of suffering , there was an explanation , and that beyond the solutions he could see lay not chaos and aimlessness but order and purpose . In the drama this attitude is educed by a vision of the natural universe immense ...
Contents
THE IDEA OF MAN | 55 |
THE IDEA OF RIGHT AND WRONG | 98 |
THE IDEA OF SUFFERING | 152 |
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Amorites Amos ancient apocalyptic apocalypticism baals became Bible Biblical Book Book of Job centuries chap Christ church conceived concerning Corinthians dead death deity Deuteronomy disciples divine early Christians early Hebrews earth Ephesians Epistle eternal ethical evil Exile Exodus experience Ezekiel faith father flesh Fourth Gospel Genesis George Foot Moore God's gods Greek hath Hellenistic holy hope Hosea human idea ideal individual influence iniquity Isaiah Israel Jeremiah Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Judaism justice Kenite kingdom Kings Leviticus living Lord Luke man's Matthew meaning ment monotheism moral Moses nation nephesh Numbers Old Testament passages Paul practise pray prayer present primitive problem prophets Psalm punishment religion religious resurrection revealed righteous Romans S. H. Hooke sacrifice Samuel Scripture Sheol social soul spiritual story suffering temple Testa thee thinking thou thought tion tradition translated tribal tribe universal unto word worship Yahweh