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Getting real about God, suffering, sin, and evil : a pastor rethinks the age-old problem / Jill L. McNish.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theodicy.
- Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Suffering.
- Pastoral theology.
- Physical Description:
- 170 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2011]
- Summary:
- Jill L. McNish was ordained as an Episcopal priest after a career as an attorney in the private practice of law. She is now presently engaged in parish ministry. McNish holds an M.Div. and Ph.D. in psychiatry and religion from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She has lectured to laypersons, clergy, and pastoral counselors throughout the country and has taught seminary and undergraduate courses in pastoral theology, psychology, and religion. She is the author of numerous articles and Transforming Shame: A Pastoral Response.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 What is Sin? 13
- Chapter 2 A History of Sin in Christianity 29
- Chapter 3 Humankind's Altruism 43
- Chapter 4 What Is Evil? 47
- Chapter 5 What Causes Evil to Manifest as Action? 59
- Chapter 6 A Case of Collective Evil: The Iraq War 81
- Chapter 7 What is the Scriptural Basis for Distinguishing Between Sin and Evil? 87
- Chapter 8 God, Humankind, Evil and Suffering 93
- Chapter 9 Visions of A Bigger God 115
- Chapter 10 Some History of the Knowledge of Another Face of the God of Love 127
- Chapter 11 Christianity: Sin, Evil and Goodness 139.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780761854876
- 0761854878
- 0761854886
- 9780761854883
- OCLC:
- 724673802
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