This talk offers a philosophical assessment of fallen angel theodicies. Fallen angel theodicies are a class of theories that try to explain the existence of some class of evil, typically so-called "natural evil", by appeal to the sinful and destructive acts of Satan and other fallen angels. The first part of the talk is focused on the philosophical and theological promise of such theodicies, arguing that they are less popular among contemporary theorists than they should be, and that they are typically dismissed for all of the wrong reasons. The second part of the talk focuses on the real philosophical challenges that confront fallen angel theodicies, arguing that most of the challenges have to do with how such theodicies interface with prominent features of scientific orthodoxy and practice.
20 October 2022
Fallen Angel Theodicies: A Philosophical Assessment
Lecture Six in The Origin of Life and Nature Before Sin, with Kent Dunnington, MTS, PhD, Chairman, Undergraduate Department of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Philosophy, Biola University.
This talk offers a philosophical assessment of fallen angel theodicies. Fallen angel theodicies are a class of theories that try to explain the existence of some class of evil, typically so-called "natural evil", by appeal to the sinful and destructive acts of Satan and other fallen angels. The first part of the talk is focused on the philosophical and theological promise of such theodicies, arguing that they are less popular among contemporary theorists than they should be, and that they are typically dismissed for all of the wrong reasons. The second part of the talk focuses on the real philosophical challenges that confront fallen angel theodicies, arguing that most of the challenges have to do with how such theodicies interface with prominent features of scientific orthodoxy and practice.
This talk offers a philosophical assessment of fallen angel theodicies. Fallen angel theodicies are a class of theories that try to explain the existence of some class of evil, typically so-called "natural evil", by appeal to the sinful and destructive acts of Satan and other fallen angels. The first part of the talk is focused on the philosophical and theological promise of such theodicies, arguing that they are less popular among contemporary theorists than they should be, and that they are typically dismissed for all of the wrong reasons. The second part of the talk focuses on the real philosophical challenges that confront fallen angel theodicies, arguing that most of the challenges have to do with how such theodicies interface with prominent features of scientific orthodoxy and practice.
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