Evangelism and Contemporary Theodical Concerns

1 credits · Divinity School

One of the most prevalent resistances to Christian belief in our society has to do with theodical concerns, ones that struggle to reconcile how a good and all-powerful God can exist alongside evil and suffering. However, the particular framing of these popular theodical matters have not emerged in a vacuum; they are reflective of long-standing intellectual and cultural traditions in the West. This course analyses these trends from a robust theological perspective in order to allow students to understand them and respond to them in ways that show how the gospel is capable of being 'good news' within these specific assumptions and conditions.