The image of God : the problem of evil and the problem of mourning / Eleonore Stump.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stump, Eleonore, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Theodicy.

Suffering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 409 pages)

Other Title:

Problem of evil and the problem of mourning

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Eleonore Stump explores the role and value of suffering in human life by addressing the problem of evil in Christian ethics, the role of relationships in human flourishing, and the question of what constitutes one's true self.

Contents:

Cover

The Image of God: The Problem of Evil and the Problem of Mourning

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1: A Largely Unremarked Part of the Problem of Evil: The Problem of Mourning and the Felix Culpa View

Introduction

An Attempt to Explain the Question

The Christian Tradition

The Perplexing Character of the Felix Culpa View

On the Other Hand: An Objection and Its Resolution

The True Self: The Puzzle

The True Self and Its Perfection

The True Self and the Image of God

Where Things Are

A Roadmap

2: Life After Death: The Notion of the True Self

Disability and Life After Death

Frankfurt's Account of the Nature of a Person

Objections to Frankfurt's Concept of a Person as an Account of the Notion of the True Self

Narrative and the True Self

Objections to the Theory of the Narrative Self as an Account of the True Self

What the Notion of the True Self Is Not

Suffering and the Notion of the True Self

The Convergence of Personal Thriving and Deepest Heart's Desires

A Formulation of the Notion of the True Self

The Implications of This Concept of the True Self

Conclusion

3: Worship: The True Self and Thriving

Worship

The Attitude of Worship

Union with God

Worship and Union: A Perplexity

Awe at the Greatness of God

Conviction of the Remoteness of God

Surrender and Submission: A Solution to the Puzzle of Worship

A Caveat

4: Union with God: The True Self and the Desires of the Heart

Aquinas's Account of Salvation: Justification, Sanctification, and Perseverance

The Case of John Newton

George Orwell's Novel 1984: The Case of Winston Smith

Newton, Winston, and the True Self

Love and the True Self

The Implications of the Stories

Conclusion.

5: The Image of God: The Perfection of the True Self

Perfection in General

The Perfection of Human Beings in Heaven: The First Interpretation

The Problems for the First Interpretation of the Thomistic Account

Aquinas on Human Nature and the Image of God: The Second Interpretation

The Doctrine of the Trinity

6: An Excursus: Knowledge and Narrative

The First Problem: Philosophical Theology and Narratives

The First Problem: Philosophical Theology and Narratives Taken to be Divinely Revealed

The First Problem: Philosophical Theology and Knowledge Conveyed Through Narratives

The Second Problem: Philosophical Theology and the Identification of a Story

Two Objections and Their Resolution

7: The Love of God: The Narrative

The Story

The Crucifixion: The Walk to the Place of Crucifixion

The Crucifixion: The Process and Its Circumstances

The Crucifixion: Christ and the Thieves

The Crucifixion: Christ and His Mother

The Crucifixion: Christ's Expressions of Suffering and Death

The Burial of Christ

The Women and the Angels

Mary Magdalene and Christ

Resurrection: The Disciples on the Road to Emmaus

Resurrection: The First and Second Appearances to the Apostles

Resurrection: Christ and Peter

Final Appearance in Jerusalem and Ascension

Appendix: The Passion of Christ

The Whole Composite Meta-narrativeand the References

8: The Nature of a Defense

Theodicy and Defense, Theochara and M-defense

The Nature of a Defense

The Nature of a Defense and Narratives

The Possible World of the M-defense:Theodicy and Atonement

9: The Defense of the Felix Culpa View

A Brief Review

The Love of God in the Passion of Christ: Human Openness to God.

The Love of God in the Passion of Christ: Human Indwelling in Christ

The Paradox

The Two Protagonists for the Story in the Defense

The True Self of Each of the Protagonists at the End of the Story

The Everlasting True Self of the Protagonists and the Image of God

Losing Their Lives for Christ's Sake

The Qualification "For Christ's Sake"

The Story and the Defense

A Last Problem and Its Resolution

Notes

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-399) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-266366-6

0-19-194321-5

0-19-266365-8