God and Evil
Herbert McCabePaperback 2010-02-26
The problem of evil throws up many awkward questions for theologians. McCabe handles the many contradictory twists and turns with dexterity and skill. ?It is now beyond dispute that Herbert McCabe, the Dominican Friar, was one of the most original and creative theologians of the post war years. Following his untimely death, Continuum have published a number of his typescripts which never saw the light of day during McCabe`s life. ??McCabe was deeply immersed in the philosophical theology of St Thomas Aquinas and was responsible in part for the huge revival of interest in Thomism in our time. Now, McCabe tackles the problem of Evil head on through a Thomist lens.* As God is the highest good and is the benevolent creator of all, how can he be the cause of evil?* As God is the first cause surely the secondary cause of evil must be attributable to Him? ??* So how do we solve this apparent contradiction, of a God who is the Highest Good with no apparent defect? * How can we say Evil is caused by a defective agent and not by God?
An added theological complication is the penalty for Gods benevolent creation; namely that there is corruption in all things. In the hands of many theologians such discussions may appear to be no more than intellectual pirouetting. In McCabes hands, these issues come to life and have the force to be extremely relevant to the way we live and think today.
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Herbert McCabe was one of the most original and creative theologians of recent years. Continuum has published numerous volumes of unpublished typescripts left behind by him following his untimely death in 2001. This book is the sixth to appear. McCabe was deeply immersed in the philosophical theology of St Thomas Aquinas and was responsible in part for the notable revival of interest in the thought of Aquinas in our time.
Here he tackles the problem of evil by focusing and commenting on what Aquinas said about it. What should we mean by words such as 'good', 'bad', 'being', 'cause', 'creation', and 'God'? These are McCabe's main questions. In seeking to answer them he demonstrates why it cannot be shown that evil disproves God's existence. He also explains how we can rightly think of evil in a world made by God. McCabe's approach to God and evil is refreshingly unconventional given much that has been said about it of late. Yet it is also very traditional. It will interest and inform anyone seriously interested in the topic. >
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The problem of evil throws up many awkward questions for theologians. McCabe handles the many contradictory twists and turns with dexterity and skill. ?It is now beyond dispute that Herbert McCabe, the Dominican Friar, was one of the most original and creative theologians of the post war years. Following his untimely death, Continuum have published a number of his typescripts which never saw the light of day during McCabe`s life. ??McCabe was deeply immersed in the philosophical theology of St Thomas Aquinas and was responsible in part for the huge revival of interest in Thomism in our time. Now, McCabe tackles the problem of Evil head on through a Thomist lens.* As God is the highest good and is the benevolent creator of all, how can he be the cause of evil?* As God is the first cause surely the secondary cause of evil must be attributable to Him? ??* So how do we solve this apparent contradiction, of a God who is the Highest Good with no apparent defect? * How can we say Evil is caused by a defective agent and not by God?
An added theological complication is the penalty for Gods benevolent creation; namely that there is corruption in all things. In the hands of many theologians such discussions may appear to be no more than intellectual pirouetting. In McCabes hands, these issues come to life and have the force to be extremely relevant to the way we live and think today.
-Publisher.
Publisher Description
Herbert McCabe was one of the most original and creative theologians of recent years. Continuum has published numerous volumes of unpublished typescripts left behind by him following his untimely death in 2001. This book is the sixth to appear. McCabe was deeply immersed in the philosophical theology of St Thomas Aquinas and was responsible in part for the notable revival of interest in the thought of Aquinas in our time.
Here he tackles the problem of evil by focusing and commenting on what Aquinas said about it. What should we mean by words such as 'good', 'bad', 'being', 'cause', 'creation', and 'God'? These are McCabe's main questions. In seeking to answer them he demonstrates why it cannot be shown that evil disproves God's existence. He also explains how we can rightly think of evil in a world made by God. McCabe's approach to God and evil is refreshingly unconventional given much that has been said about it of late. Yet it is also very traditional. It will interest and inform anyone seriously interested in the topic. >