Evil and the Justice of God

Name: Evil and the Justice of God
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ISBN: 9780830834150

ISBN-10: 083083415X

ISBN-13: 9780830834150

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Authors: N. T. Wright

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Merit Award, 2007 Christianity Today Theology/Ethics BookWith every earthquake and war, understanding the nature of evil and our response to it becomes more urgent. Evil is no longer the concern just of ministers and theologians but also of politicians and the media.We hear of child abuse, ethnic cleansing, AIDS, torture and terrorism, and rightfully we are shocked. But, N. T. Wright says, we should not be surprised. For too long we have naively believed in the modern idea of human progress. In contrast, postmodern thinkers have rightly argued that evil is real, powerful and important, but they give no real clue as to what we should do about it.In fact, evil is more serious than either our…

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List price: $22.00
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 3/21/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

N. T. Wright is the former bishop of Durham in the Church of England and one of the world's leading Bible scholars. He is now severing as the Chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews; he has been featured on ABC News , Dateline , The Colbert Report , and Fresh Air . Wright is the award-winning author of The Case for the Psalms , How God Became King , Simply Jesus , After You Believe , Surprised by Hope , Simply Christian , Scripture and the Authority of God , and The Meaning of Jesus (coauthored with Marcus Borg), as well as translator for The Kingdom New Testament .




Evil Is Still a Four-Letter Word: The New Problem of Evil


The New Problem of Evil


The New Nihilism: Postmodernity


Towards a Nuanced View of Evil


Conclusion



What Can God Do About Evil?


Unjust World, Just God?


To Renew the Blessing


People of the Solution, People of the Problem


My Servant Israel, My Servant Job


Conclusion



Evil and the Crucified God


Rereading the Gospels


Jesus Dealing with Evil


Early Christian View of Evil's Defeat


Results: Atonement and the Problem of Evil



Imagine There's No Evil: God's Promise of a World Set Free


Interlude: Naming the Powers


World Without Evil


The Intermediate Tasks


Educating the Imagination


Conclusion



Deliver Us from Evil: Forgiving Myself, Forgiving Others


God's Final Victory over Evil


Forgiveness in the Present


Conclusion


Notes


Subject Index


Scripture Index