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Grace, Doubt, and Evil: The Constructive Task Of Reformation Theology

Author(s) -

Peters Ted

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114

H-Index - 5

eISSN - 1540-6385

pISSN - 0012-2033

DOI - 10.1111/1540-6385.00117

Subject(s) - agnosticism , philosophy , atheism , argument (complex analysis) , metaphysics , constructive , existence of god , theology , epistemology , foundation (evidence) , theism , law , chemistry , biochemistry , process (computing) , computer science , political science , operating system

The Lutheran vocation is to be a friend of grace; and since the 16th century Lutheran systematic theology has built upon a foundation of grace. Two apparent barriers to grace need addressing. First, doubt in the form of agnosticism and atheism provides a metaphysical argument against God’s existence. Second, evil and suffering provide a moral argument against God’s existence. From a Lutheran point of view the question of God’s graciousness takes precedence over God’s existence.

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