Spirituality & Religious StudiesTheodicy
Theodicy means “vindication of God.” This is from the Ancient Greek ‘theos’ meaning “god” & ‘dike’ meaning “justice.”
This is an argument in the philosophy of religion that tries to resolve the Problem of Evil, which arises when all power (omnipotence) & all goodness (omnibenevolence) are attributed to God simultaneously.
Theodicy provides a framework in which God & evil’s existence are considered plausible. It’s not trying to show that God & evil can logically coexist. A theodicy is “an answer to the question of who God permits evil” (philosopher Alvin Plantinga).
In this view, theodicy is a theological set-up that tries to vindicate God in response to the Problem of Evil. This looks inconsistent with the existence of an omnipotent & omnibenevolent God.
Another definition of theodicy is the vindication of divine goodness & providence in the view of the existence of evil.
A theodicy shows that it’s reasonable to believe in God despite evidence of evil in the world. It offers a foundation that can account for why evil exists.
Theodicies are developed to answer the question of why a good God allows the manifestation of evil. Thereby resolving the Problem of Evil. Some theodicies also address the Problem of Evil “to make the existence of an all-knowing, all-powerful, & all-good God consistent with the existence of evil or suffering in the world.”
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