Naslov
Introduction to the Special Issue: Theodicy and Challenges of Science: Understanding God, Evil and Evolution

Autori
Roszak, Piotr ; Horvat, Sasa

Izvornik
Religions (2077-1444) 12 (2021), 12; 1079, 1

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, ostalo

Ključne riječi
Theodicy ; Science ; God ; Evil ; Evolution

Sažetak
In these “pandemic years” a number of scientific and humanistic questions arise. Some of them are entirely new, while others are already well known. However, in the theological and philosophical realm, a question almost as old as the disciplines themselves is emerging with full force: If God is infinitely good, how can there be so much pain and suffering in this world? The goal of this Special Issue was to address this challenging question of theodicy, but with a special emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach to this problem—taking into account perspectives not only from theology and philosophy, but also from evolutionary theory, biology, medicine, anthropology, cognitive science, and many other related fields. This allowed our thirteen (13) authors to reflect on the intertwining of fundamental concepts such as evolution, nature, suffering, pain, values, evil, and good. Of course, the studies included cannot and did not aim to address and answer the theodical question once and for all in this interdisciplinary mission. The new challenges that will come to humanity will provide a new framework for addressing this ancient question. Therefore, the valuable studies presented here are an interdisciplinary contribution of our own sitz im leben to the theodical question.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Filozofija, Teologija, Interdisciplinarne humanističke znanosti

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