The article is devoted to reflections on the problems raised in S. V. Taranov’s book “Should Be”. Critically interpreted author’s concept of philosophical understanding God from point view revealing divine as horizon human existence. correctness and heuristics proposed approach such an context “ontological triad” “Nothing-Being-Existence” shown, which with help “anthropological-hermeneutic” key...

Open theism is known for its greater logical precision, notion of an all­-perfect personal and temporal God, resulting ‘risky’ theodicy. In discussions on the argument from evil, world­-order value free moral agency have become crucial. One necessary elements life existence particular physical evils which there cannot be a good to justify them. Particularly problematic are horren...

From an evolutionary perspective, it is argued in the following exposition that specific expressions of suffering Psalter open up a broadened, deeper and gracious understanding human within kind God’s good creation. many diverse voices as responses to kinds suffering, if hermeneutically embedded post-Darwinian framework, different existential theological horizons interpretation are prompted rev...

In The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick presents Jack O’Brien’s attempts to come terms with his past. most traumatic experience in past is brother’s death which gives not only but also other members the family a great agony. Similarly, Miracles from Heaven deals affliction. Inspired by true story, Patricia Riggen dives into lives Beams projecting both physical and psychological agony since 10-year...

This is the text of 2022 Boyle Lecture. After some acknowledgements, it introduces theological problem suffering nonhuman creatures in natural world as described by evolutionary science. It sets aside neo-Cartesian objection that this should not be considered real. The lecture then considers, and initially rejects, theodicies based on form fall event. An account offered premise Darwinian evolut...

Systems theory o ers a language in which one might formulate a metaphysics { or more speci cally an ontology { of problems. This proposal is based upon a conception of systems theory shared by von Bertalan y, Wiener, Boulding, Rapoport, Ashby, Klir, and others, and expressed succinctly by Bunge, who consideredgame theory, information theory, feedback control theory, and the like to be attempts ...

Contrary to the majority of contemporary analytic philosophers religion, James Sterba argues in his book Is a Good God Logically Possible? (2019) that Alvin Plantinga with famous free will defense has not succeeded solving logical problem evil. However, is alone disputing this generally accepted view philosophy religion. D. Z. Phillips (1934–2006) argued evil been solved and he further holds it...