On Social Evil and Natural Evil: in Conversation With Christopher Southgate
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: In this contribution, the author engages in a conversation with Christopher Southgate on the relationship between social evil and what is called natural “evil.” Theologically, this centers around an understanding of creation and fall. It is argued that Southgate typically treats soteriology and eschatology as themes pertaining to an evolutionary theodicy, whereas an adequate ecotheology would discuss the problem of natural suffering under the rubric of the narrative of God's economy. The question is then how that story is best told.
Source: Zygon®
DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12427
Author: Ernst M. Conradie
Institution: University of the Western Cape
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,630
OpenAlex ID: W2889231306