Wandering in darkness

By Eleonore Stump

Subjects: Narrative Criticism, Bible, Mal, Narrative Theologie, Thomas, aquinas, saint, 1225?-1274, "Bible. AT", Religion, Biblical teaching, Leiden, Suffering, religious aspects, Thomas (d'Aquin ; saint), Theodizee, Friends and associates, Criticism, interpretation, History of doctrines, Bibel, Theologie, Théodicée, Sinn, Christianity, Leid, Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t., Souffrance, Theodicy, Narrative Exegese, Suffering

Description: Can one hold, consistently with the common view of suffering in the world, that there is an omniscient, omnipotent, perfectly good God? This book argues that one can. Wandering in Darkness first presents the moral psychology and value theory within which one typical traditional theodicy, namely, that of Thomas Aquinas, is embedded. It explicates Aquinas's account of the good for human beings, including the nature of love and union among persons. Eleonore Stump also makes use of developments in neurobiology and developmental psychology to illuminate the nature of such union. --from publisher description.