Back in March of this year (2014) James Faulconer posted a blog article entitled ‘Two Kinds of Religion’ where he mentions that Nietzsche, “… may have been right in his arguments about one kind of religion, but his criticisms don’t … Continue reading
One of my favorite Mormon books that I own is a little hardback copy of Talmage’s ‘Articles of Faith’ from 1937. While not exactly rare, this edition (15th) was designed for missionary use and is organized in a way that … Continue reading
David Bokovoy posted a careful and thoughtful analysis of the relationship between scholarship and apologetics in the wake of Greg Smith’s controversial piece on John Dehlin’s Mormon Stories. I really appreciate David’s approach and the care he takes in trying … Continue reading
Having summarized David Paulsen’s theodicy, I almost feel ready to begin a proper analysis of his ideas, but we must pay careful attention to what we say in our analysis. To discuss the suffering of others as merely some kind … Continue reading
In the previous two posts I briefly covered the ancient history of Christian theodicies and introduced readers to modern Philosophers who continue in the Christian tradition to offer possible explanations for the existence of evil. Now I’d like to examine … Continue reading
In my last post, I introduced the Problem of Evil and discussed two ancient theodicies that have endured down to present day. In this post I want to offer a brief review of two major philosophers of religion who both … Continue reading
This is the first installment of a trilogy of posts I intend to make about Mormon responses to the problem of evil. The title is a turn of phrase I’ve ruthlessly stolen from John Keats because I think it best … Continue reading