Irenaeus’ theodicy Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Exam Practice: Answers Section 1: The Metaphysics of God Page viii: Three-mark questions Question 1 Answers might include some of the following points: • ‘God is supremely good’ can be taken to refer to the theological claim that, according to religious texts within monotheistic religions, God is all loving and omnibenevolent. • ‘God is supremelygood’ could also mean that God is perfect. In this sense – emphasised by Aquinas working within an Aristotelian tradition – God ...

This essay covers unit 3 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - the Problems of Evil and Suffering. It is used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. The first part of the essay defines the debate in unit 3.2, such as by explaining the inconsistent triad and the different types of evil. The essay then moves to 3.2 by exploring each solution to the problem of evil such as the soul-deciding theodicy (3.2 (a))...

Notes covering the H573/01 Philosophy of Religion topic of the Problem of Evil, with explanation and notes covering all the necessary content for the exams.

Hi Everyone!! This is a summarised mind map for the 'problem of evil' topic which is part of the OCR Philosophy spec. Along with all my mind maps, it is a compilation of various textbooks, class notes and Youtube videos which essentially makes it ready to go and all the content you need to know to consistently achieve those As and A*s. I relied solely on my mind maps to create my essay plans and write my essays which were graded As and A*s. Based on the demand for these notes I will be more th...

Essay plan containing arguments and counter-arguments for the problem of evil. I used this plan when writing an essay in class, for which I got 22/30 marks (A grade)

These are detailed notes including quotes, key scholars, information and analysis. Includes details about the Problem of Evil, the Augustinian theodicy, the Irenaean theodicy (including John Hick’s contributions) and analysis. I am predicted an A* for this subject, with these notes. Clearly handwritten and colour coded for ease of reading.

Presents the key ideas for Irenaeus' Theodicy. Includes a critical assessment of the theodicy and the views of other philosophers. Philosophers mentioned: Irenaeus Scleiermacher John Hick Peter Vardy Voltaire D.Z. Phillips Ivan Karamazov Richard Dawkins Sam Harris Karl Marx

Detailed yet compact notes on the Problem of Evil. Includes some ideas and suggestions about frequent scholars used in the topic, then colour-coded essay plan style responses to all thinking points with evaluation in purple.