The Augustinian Type of Theodicy:

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" The Augustinian Type of Theodicy: "
Nico Vorster

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1073471
Doc. No	:	LA117100
Call No	:	‭10.1163/156973111X562201‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Nico Vorster
Title & Author	:	The Augustinian Type of Theodicy: [Article] : Is It Outdated?\ Nico Vorster
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Reformed Theology
Date	:	2011
Volume/ Issue Number	:	5/1
Page No	:	26–48
Abstract	:	In his famous work ‘Evil and the God of love,’ John Hick suggests that the ‘Augustinian’ type of theodicy is based on an outdated worldview and ought to be replaced by what he calls an ‘Irenaean’ type of theodicy. This article examines Hick’s claim by analyzing the views of the three main theological exponents of the Augustinian paradigm on evil namely Augustine, John Calvin and Karl Barth. It suggests that Reformed theology rethinks its linear concept of time and considers the possibility that the Fall could be an event in time with an eternal significance that works both ‘backwards’ and ‘forwards’. The article concludes that weaknesses in the Augustinian paradigm can be resolved from within, and that no need exists for Reformed theologians to replace the Augustinian paradigm with an alternative Ireneaen paradigm that reject key Scriptural teachings on creation and sin. In his famous work ‘Evil and the God of love,’ John Hick suggests that the ‘Augustinian’ type of theodicy is based on an outdated worldview and ought to be replaced by what he calls an ‘Irenaean’ type of theodicy. This article examines Hick’s claim by analyzing the views of the three main theological exponents of the Augustinian paradigm on evil namely Augustine, John Calvin and Karl Barth. It suggests that Reformed theology rethinks its linear concept of time and considers the possibility that the Fall could be an event in time with an eternal significance that works both ‘backwards’ and ‘forwards’. The article concludes that weaknesses in the Augustinian paradigm can be resolved from within, and that no need exists for Reformed theologians to replace the Augustinian paradigm with an alternative Ireneaen paradigm that reject key Scriptural teachings on creation and sin.
Descriptor	:	Augustine
Descriptor	:	Barth
Descriptor	:	Calvin
Descriptor	:	evil
Descriptor	:	theodicy
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/156973111X562201‬