Directory of Theodicy Resources

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The Third Edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines theodicy as, "A vindication of God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil." The sites listed in this category embrace a Biblical perspective on this issue, focusing on an exegesis of the Book of Job from the Old Testament.

Resources in This Category

• 10 Reasons to Believe in a God Who Allows Suffering

  https://d3uet6ae1sqvww.cloudfront.net/pdf/ten-reasons/in-a-god-who-allows-suffering.pdf
  Explains the God who would allow such events to occur.

• Blessed Adversity

  http://www.lifehouse.org/tracts/jhtblessedadversity.htm
  J. Hudson Taylor

• Commentary on the Book of Job

  http://www.ewtn.com/library/SCRIPTUR/JOBMOST.TXT
  by Fr. William Most

• Geneva Commentary on Job

  http://www.ccel.org/g/geneva/notes/Job/1.html
  Index of /g/geneva/notes/Job: Hyptertext documents from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College.

• Job: Consider My Servant

  http://www.gobible.org/bible/job/
  Bruce Cameron's Bible study.

• Literature of the Middle Period

  http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/gerald_larue/otll/chap22.html
  Old Testament Life and Literature; Gerald A. Larue.

• Notes on the Book of Job

  http://bible.christiansunite.com/wes/wes18.shtml
  John Wesley's Commentary.

• Satan the Adversary of Mankind

  http://www.herealittletherealittle.net/index.cfm?page_name=Satan
  Bryan T. Huie

• The Trial of Job

  http://www.intermix.org/job/
  The Book of Job translated and annotated by Roger Eaton. Links to related resources.

• The Trouble and Rest of Good Men

  http://www.ccel.org/ccel/wesley/sermons.viii.i.html
  John Wesley Sermon 127 [text from the 1872 edition] Preached at St. Mary's in Oxford, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 1735.

• Theodicies in the Book of Job

  http://www.afn.org/~recycler/theodicy.html
  by Adam J. Smargon.

• Theodicy in an Evolutionary Perspective

  http://dialogos3.tripod.com/dial4.htm
  Issue Four of DIALOGOS, November 1996: An Interactive Journal of the Sciences, Philosophy, and Theology.

• Theodicy: The Problem of Evil

  http://www.frontiernet.net/~kenc/theodicy.htm
  Article by Kenneth Cauthen

• Tilting Whirlwinds: Suffering and Remedy in The Book of Job

  http://www.angelfire.com/wa/TiltingWhirlwinds/index.html
  Includes a seminar paper and links.

• Where is God in the Midst of Tragedy?

  http://everystudent.com/features/tragedy.html
  What exactly can we count on God for?

• Who is the Devil, Satan?

  http://bible.ca/su-devil.htm
  The Interactive Bible.

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