soul making theodicy.

Question 1

garden of eden

Answer 1

• This is the use of story imagery to be able to get a coherent story that is memorable and repeatable. Means that it is not easily forgotten.

Question 2

human beings

Answer 2

• Through the struggle to survive humans can develop into spitutually mature beings. And in likeness we can grow in a relationship with God. allows us to develop character.

Question 3

the fall

Answer 3

• distance with humans and God.
  hicks say humans not present in creation of garden if we were it would remove free will - god’s presence is not obvious like a prince that dresses as a peasant to marry a peasant she may have said no if she knew he was prince as have felt pressured too so seeing him as a peasant means that she has the option to reject or not. christians would not turn to god out of their own personal choice.

Question 4

soul making

Answer 4

• The idea that we are spiritually immature, and we need to go through suffering to be able to develop and grow character as a person.
• Charity and compassion cannot be made in a world where everyone is happy and not suffering, we need to be able to see suffering, but we could say do we need these if everyone was happy.

Question 5

natural evil

Answer 5

• Why do the good people seem to suffer, and the evil people seem to prevail? Why does evil take the lead. people that have money and are corrupt live good lifestyles but innocent like children suffer all over the world.
• We do not live in an environment that can develop.
  -eg trump and j epsstine.

Question 6

Eschatology.

Answer 6

• We only become made in the image of God after death.
• Universal belief that everyone goes to heaven anyway so why go to hell what is the point of evil if you are going to be saved anyways.

Question 7

list the key components of the idea.

Answer 7

• natural evil
  -eschatology
  -garden of eden
  -human beings
  -soul making.
  -fall