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English
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Theodicy
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Encyclopedia of Mormonism
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New York, NY
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Macmillan
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"Theodicy is the attempt to explain God's goodness and power and reconcile these with the evident evil in the created world. Since most theologians and religious philosophers in the West have assumed both God's unconditional power and his absolute goodness, the existence and persistence of evil are often held to be inexplicable. In recent centuries the absence of a convincing theodicy and the frequent theological resort to mystery as an explanation have led many to atheism. Latter-day Saint scriptural sources have reshaped certain dimensions of the problem and its resolution." [Author]
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https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Theodicy