A THEODICY FOR THE POSTMODERN AGE
Keywords:
TheodicyAbstract
Theodicy provides us with a constructive postmodern alternative to the 'traditional' theodicy, by redefining the omnipotence of God (one of the elements of the incompatible triad) from a 'metaphysical' consideration of the nature of the world upon which the power is exerted
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