Hick's Theodicy Flashcards
whose ideas does hick use
Irenaeus
in hicks theodicy, god is both…
all powerful and all good
if god is all good and all powerful, did he create evil
yes
what are the two types of evil
moral and natural
why do we have moral evil
because Adam and eve created the original sin and ate from the forbidden tree
who made the original sin
Adam and eve
why do we have natural evil
because of fallen angels
why did the angels fall
because they rebelled against god
why do we have evil
because evil has a purpose
Genesis 1v26
“let us make man in our image, after our likeness”
who were we made in the image of
god
even though we are made in the image of god, what do we need to do
grow into his likeness
what are humans
immature
even though humans are immature, what do we have
potential
what are humans like
new born babies
what do we learn from
our mistakes
what are Irenaeus’ dates
130-200
what did Adam and eve make their mistake through
immaturity
the original sin - perfection/time
negative correlation
the universe, earth and human beings develop over time - perfection/time
positive correlation
god created free, personal, moral beings who…
can grow
are humans perfect
no
are humans robots
no
first stage of creation
animal existence
second stage of creation
higher level existence
animal existence
bios
higher level existence
Zoe