[Marburg Yearbook Theology XXXV. The Evil] »Evil is always and everywhere« sang the pop-rock band »Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung« in 1986 with an ironic twist. However, this sentence can also reflect existential experiences with deep seriousness. Phenomena such as lies, violence, and wars are exemplarily linked to what we call evil and what fundamentally threatens our existence and our coexistence. It can be understood as a force of negativity, as an abstract (or even substantial) reality, as an antagonistic principle of good, or as an expression of concrete morally misguided actions. Theologically, it is necessary to reflect on how talk of God can be placed in relation to the reality of evil. The question of the causes of evil therefore also raises the problem of theodicy and the longing for redemption from evil. The contributions from the subjects of Old Testament (Friedhelm Hartenstein) and New Testament (Michael Wolter) as well as Systematic Theology (Heiko Schulz, Dietrich Korsch) address this challenging topic.
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Copyright year
2024
ISBN-Print
978-3-374-07682-6
ISBN-Online
978-3-374-07873-8
Publisher
EVA, Leipzig
Series
Marburger Theologische Studien (MThSt)
Volume
143
Language
German
Pages
145
Product type
Edited Book
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Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - VII
Einleitung No access Pages VIII - XXXII Notger Slenczka
Figuren des Bösen im Alten Testament. Eine texthermeneutische Skizze zum Umgang mit dem Unerklärlichen in der Hebräischen Bibel No access Pages 1 - 29 Friedhelm Hartenstein
Die Rede vom Bösen im Neuen Testament No access Pages 30 - 55 Michael Wolter
»Das Übel existiert.« Die dritte Prämisse des Theodizee-problems als philosophische und theologische Herausforderung No access Pages 56 - 85 Heiko Schulz
Der Sinn des Guten und der Widersinn des Bösen No access Pages 86 - 103 Dietrich Korsch
Klaas Huizing, Lebenslehre No access Notger Slenczka
Vom Bösen. Ethisch-theologische Erkundungsgänge No access Christian Polke
