Religious Studies A-Level
Theodicy
What Theodicy means in Religious Studies A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Theodicy
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Reference: OCR
A philosophical and theological argument that attempts to justify the goodness of God in the face of the existence of evil and suffering.
Topics that use Theodicy
- Philosophy of Religion (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Epistemic Distance
- Eschatological Verification
- Gratuitous Suffering
- Mystical Experience
- Numinous
- Principle of Credulity
- Privatio Boni
- Reductionism
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