narrative and the problem of suffering Stump, Eleonore 1947- creator text bibliography Electronic books. enk Oxford Oxford New York Clarendon Press Oxford University Press 2010 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xix, 668 p.) Can one hold, consistently with the common view of suffering in the world, that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that one can. Wandering in Darkness first presents the moral psychology and value theory within which one typical traditional theodicy, namely, that of Thomas Aquinas, is embedded. It explicates Aquinas's account of the good for human beings, including the nature of love and union among persons. Eleonore Stump also makes use of developments in neurobiology and developmental psychology to illuminate the nature of such union. --from publisher description Suffering, theodicy, and defense -- Philosophy and narrative -- Narrative as a means of knowledge : Francis and Dominic -- Narrative and the knowledge of persons -- The nature of love -- Union, presence, and omnipresence -- Willed loneliness -- Other-worldly redemption -- The story of Job : suffering and the second-personal -- The story of Samson : self-destroying evil -- The story of Abraham : the desires of the heart -- The story of Mary of Bethany : heartbrokenness and shame -- Theodicy in another world -- What we care about : the desires of the heart -- The defense of the defense : suffering, flourishing, and the desires of the heart. Eleonore Stump. Includes bibliographical references (p. [637]-651) and index. Aquinas, Saint Thomas 1225?-1274 Criticism, interpretation, etc Suffering Biblical teaching mal souffrance théodicée Thomas (d'Aquin ; saint) "Bible. AT" RELIGION / Christian Theology / General BS680.S854 S83 2010eb 231/.8 Stump, Eleonore, 1947- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 (DLC) 2010927167 (OCoLC)520712077 9780191636073 (electronic bk.) 019163607X (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=543097 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=543097 N$T 130225 20200709055741.0 ocn828423640