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Introduction to Religion REL 2000 November 6, 2009 Valerie J. Johnsen. Introduction to Religion. Protest and Reform. Protest and reform from within Accommodation Monasticism Church within a Church Protest leading to secession Laxity New Revelation. Extra Credit Opportunity #2.
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Introduction to Religion REL 2000 November 6, 2009Valerie J. Johnsen Introduction to Religion
Protest and Reform • Protest and reform from within • Accommodation • Monasticism • Church within a Church • Protest leading to secession • Laxity • New Revelation
Extra Credit Opportunity #2 • Read Chapter 11 carefully. • Take notes on today’s movie, “God on Trial” • Turn in a 1 page paper (typed and properly formatted) discussing the movie using the examples of Monotheistic Theodicy we discuss today (and that are in the text.) • DUE: November 13th Worth 3 points
Why is there evil? - Theodicy • Three Types of Theodicy • Theodicy of “Mystical Participation” • Future, This-Worldly Theodicy • Other-Worldly Theodicy
Examples • Dualist theodicy • Karma-Samsara Theodicy • Monotheistic Theodicy • Examples from Book of Job • Suffering as a punishment for sin • Suffering as a test and condition of Soul-making • Suffering is beyond our understanding • Theodicy of Protest • Free Will Defense
God On Trial Buchenwald, 1945. Wiesel is on the second row from the bottom, seventh from the left.