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A Response to James Sterba’s Problem of Evil through al-Qāḍī ʿAbd al-Jabbār’s Understanding of Divine Action

open access: yesKocatepe İslami İlimler Dergisi
The problem of evil remains one of the most powerful philosophical objections to the existence of God, particularly concerning divine omnipotence, omniscience, and goodness.
Hande Nur Bozbuğa
doaj   +1 more source

Naturalism, Evolution and Culture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In my essay, I will argue that evolution does not undermine naturalism. This is because Alvin Plantinga’s evolutionary argument against naturalism rests on a false and unmotivated premise and is thus invalid.
Wittwer, Silvan
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Exploring the principles of logotherapy in genetic counseling: Enhancing decision‐making, adaptation, and justice

open access: yesJournal of Genetic Counseling, Volume 35, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Logotherapy is a psychological approach originated by Viktor Frankl, shaped by the thesis that meaning can be discovered even in the most tragic of human circumstances, and through a human's will‐to‐meaning, that individuals have both freedom and responsibility to discover meanings in the moment and ultimate meanings from their unique ...
Nour Chanouha   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agnosticism, Skeptical Theism, and Moral Obligation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Skeptical theism combines theism with skepticism about our capacity to discern God’s morally sufficient reasons for permitting evil. Proponents have claimed that skeptical theism defeats the evidential argument from evil.
Maitzen, Stephen
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HOW DOES MENTAL TIME TRAVEL IN THE EUCHARIST AID PSYCHOSPIRITUAL GROWTH?

open access: yesThe Heythrop Journal, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 17-32, January 2026.
Abstract This paper innovatively connects the Eucharist, which is usually considered to be in the domain of theology, with the concept of personality‐growth—the idea that a person’s personality can get better—which is usually considered to be in the domain of experimental psychology.
Buki Fatona
wiley   +1 more source

The Pandora’s Box Objection to Skeptical Theism [PDF]

open access: yes
Skeptical theism is a leading response to the evidential argument from evil against the existence of God. Skeptical theists attempt to block the inference from the existence of inscrutable evils (evil for which we can think of no God-justifying reason ...
Law, Stephen
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Love at Arms’ Length: Reconciliationism and its Tentative Future

open access: yesThe Heythrop Journal, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 65-79, January 2026.
Abstract In a string of articles, over the years, Shawn Bawulski has propagated a palatable via media between full‐fledged apokatastasis and a traditionalist doctrine of hell. Though not original to Bawulski, reconciliationism, in the eyes of many, offers a more faithful and effective synthesis of varied Christian eschatological commitments.
Andrew Hronich
wiley   +1 more source

Skeptical and Spiritual Atheisms [PDF]

open access: yes
Skeptical atheism is deeply concerned with the development of a true atheistic belief-system which competes with allegedly false theistic belief-systems.
Steinhart, Eric
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Good Public Theology is Twilight Theology. A Constructive Deconstruction of Public Theology

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 56-74, January 2026.
Abstract The article outlines the basic features of a good public theology that is inspired by Paul’s description of the situation of the church and Christians: ‘The night has passed, the day is not far distant’ (Rom 13:12). In his analysis of the present, the author identifies eight specific challenges of contemporary culture – challenges that have so
Günter Thomas
wiley   +1 more source

The Moral Argument, Existential Problems of Evil, and a Non-Existential Alternative [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Within this paper, it is shown that certain ethical assumptions are implicit within the claim that certain kinds of evil exist. When taken in tandem with the moral argument for the existence of God, these assumptions can be arranged in such a way as to ...
Smith, Jonathan
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