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Evil and the Mystics’ God

Towards a Mystical Theodicy

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Michael Stoeber
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Part of the book series: Library of Philosophy and Religion (LPR)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 1-6

  3. Non-Mystical Theodicy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Defining Theodicy

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 9-20

    3. Dostoevsky’s Critique of Theodicy

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 21-34

    4. Leibniz’s Teleological Theodicy

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 35-49

    5. John Hick’s ‘Soul-Making’ Theodicy

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 50-58

    6. Problems and Issues in Traditional Theodicy

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 59-76

  4. Mystical Theodicy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Defining Teleological Mysticism

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 79-100

    3. Theodical Evidence in Meister Eckhart

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 101-121

    4. The Consolatory Power of Mystical Experience

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 122-142

    5. The Origin of Evil in Human Nature: Jacob Boehme’s Ungrund

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 143-164

    6. Dysteleological Evil and Rebirth

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 165-187

    7. Conclusion

      • Michael Stoeber
      Pages 188-194

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 195-225
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Certain mystics provocatively respond to the challenges which evil poses to their religious beliefs. This book develops the structure of the mystical response to evil together, drawing upon the work of Eckhart, Boehme, Dostoevsky, Sankara, Ghose and Underhill.

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