God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy
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"God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy" is a philosophical and theological work by David Ray Griffin that develops a process theology approach to the problem of evil and divine power.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy Context triple: [David Ray Griffin, notableWork, God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy]
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God, Freedom, and Evil
"God, Freedom, and Evil" is a philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that rigorously defends the rationality of theism and develops the influential free will defense against the logical problem of evil.
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The Problem of Evil
The Problem of Evil is a philosophical work by Peter van Inwagen that rigorously examines how the existence of suffering and evil relates to belief in an all-powerful, all-good God.
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C.
Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes
Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes is a philosophical theology book by Charles Hartshorne that critiques traditional doctrines of divine omnipotence and proposes a process-oriented understanding of God.
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Theodicy
Theodicy is a philosophical and theological work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil with an all-powerful, all-good God by arguing that we live in the best of all possible worlds.
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Radical Evil: A Philosophical Interrogation
"Radical Evil: A Philosophical Interrogation" is a philosophical work by Richard J. Bernstein that critically examines the concept of radical evil through engagements with thinkers such as Kant, Arendt, and others in the context of modern atrocities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy Target entity description: "God, Power, and Evil: A Process Theodicy" is a philosophical and theological work by David Ray Griffin that develops a process theology approach to the problem of evil and divine power.
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A.
God, Freedom, and Evil
"God, Freedom, and Evil" is a philosophical work by Alvin Plantinga that rigorously defends the rationality of theism and develops the influential free will defense against the logical problem of evil.
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B.
The Problem of Evil
The Problem of Evil is a philosophical work by Peter van Inwagen that rigorously examines how the existence of suffering and evil relates to belief in an all-powerful, all-good God.
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C.
Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes
Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes is a philosophical theology book by Charles Hartshorne that critiques traditional doctrines of divine omnipotence and proposes a process-oriented understanding of God.
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D.
Theodicy
Theodicy is a philosophical and theological work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil with an all-powerful, all-good God by arguing that we live in the best of all possible worlds.
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E.
Radical Evil: A Philosophical Interrogation
"Radical Evil: A Philosophical Interrogation" is a philosophical work by Richard J. Bernstein that critically examines the concept of radical evil through engagements with thinkers such as Kant, Arendt, and others in the context of modern atrocities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
compatibility of God’s goodness and pervasive evil
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evidential problem of evil ⓘ logical problem of evil ⓘ nature of divine omniscience ⓘ relationship between God and world ⓘ |
| advocates |
persuasive rather than coercive divine power
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reconceptualization of divine power ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
Augustinian theodicy
NERFINISHED
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classical theism ⓘ free will defense as sufficient solution to evil ⓘ traditional doctrine of omnipotence ⓘ |
| author | David Ray Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
classical doctrines of creation ex nihilo
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traditional views of divine immutability ⓘ traditional views of divine impassibility ⓘ |
| develops |
metaphysical framework for process theism
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process philosophical account of God ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy
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philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Christian theology
NERFINISHED
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divine power ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ process theology ⓘ theodicy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred North Whitehead
NERFINISHED
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Charles Hartshorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alternative solution to the problem of evil
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influential contribution to process theology ⓘ systematic defense of process theism ⓘ |
| proposes | process theodicy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsView |
God cannot unilaterally prevent all evil
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God is deeply affected by creaturely experiences ⓘ God is not omnipotent in the classical sense ⓘ God suffers with creatures ⓘ God works by offering possibilities to creatures ⓘ God’s power is limited by the metaphysical structure of reality ⓘ God’s power is persuasive and relational ⓘ evil is partly due to creaturely freedom ⓘ evil is partly due to the autonomy of the world ⓘ |
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