Evil and Human Suffering in Islamic Thought—Towards a Mystical Theodicy

Animal Suffering: A Moorean Response to a Problem of Evil

In this paper, I propose a new response to a particular instance of the problem of evil: the problem of animal suffering. My solution, in brief, is that the rational theist may argue, justifiably, that an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent God would not allow gratuitous animal suffering to occur, and, therefore, all instances of animal suffering that are encountered are not instanc...

Divine Exultation and Agony in the Face of Evil, a Creation Theodicy of Divine Restraint

Horrendous evil describes the anthropological view of excessive evils which devastate and dehumanise both victim and perpetrator, casting doubt as to whether life is worth living. Divine exultation and divine agony are viewed from the perspective of divinity, whose initial creation brought God pleasure and its fall an offence so deep that, though he considered its total destruction, God instead...

The Problem of Evil, Pain, and Suffering

Creation, Suffering and the Problem of Evil

The problem of evil continues to be a supposed 'safe haven 'for the skeptic. He believes that issue gives evidence to support his rebellious attitude toward God. Unfortunately, many evangelicals, by adopting theistic evolution, give credence to the skeptic's argument; because God would then have created pain and suffering to be inherent in the universe. As one rightly understands the Scriptures...

Texts of Mysticism as Depicted in The Encyclopedia of Islamic Mystical Works A Review of The Encyclopedia of Islamic Mystical Works

Abstract Lexicons and encyclopedias are considered as important and essential sources in different fields of science due to their impact on speeding up the processes of research and studies. In the field of mysticism and mystical studies, considering the widespread and multiplicity of research in the present era, it is necessary to develop a lexicon or an encyclopedia to represent the texts an...