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This Element concerns itself with a particular aspect of the problem posed to monotheistic religious thought by suffering, namely the suffering of non-human creatures in nature. It makes some comparisons between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and then explores the problem in depth within Christian thought.

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Introduction; 1. Monotheism and suffering; 2. Clarifying the problem; 3. Applying approaches to the problem of evil to animal suffering; 4. Theodical moves in the Christian tradition, and the challenge of Darwinism; 5. Fall-event-based theodicies; 6. Process theodicy and free-process arguments; 7. Only-way arguments; 8. Self-emptying and cruciform creation; 9. Questions of providence and divine co-suffering; 10. Forms of redemption and immortality for non-human creatures; 11. Combining strategies; 12. Speculative proposal I – influenced by Plato's Timaeus; 13. Speculative proposal II – creaturely resistance and angelic rebellion; Conclusion.

Monotheism and the Suffering of Animals in Nature

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 7 June 2023
      ISBN-13 9781108948685
      978-1108948685
      ISBN-10 1108948685
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      Animals and society Evolution / Evolutionary biology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This Element concerns itself with a particular aspect of the problem posed to monotheistic religious thought by suffering, namely the suffering of non-human creatures in nature. It makes some comparisons between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and then explores the problem in depth within Christian thought.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Monotheism and suffering; 2. Clarifying the problem; 3. Applying approaches to the problem of evil to animal suffering; 4. Theodical moves in the Christian tradition, and the challenge of Darwinism; 5. Fall-event-based theodicies; 6. Process theodicy and free-process arguments; 7. Only-way arguments; 8. Self-emptying and cruciform creation; 9. Questions of providence and divine co-suffering; 10. Forms of redemption and immortality for non-human creatures; 11. Combining strategies; 12. Speculative proposal I – influenced by Plato's Timaeus; 13. Speculative proposal II – creaturely resistance and angelic rebellion; Conclusion.

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