Fall Seminar 2021
The Theodicy Issue:
Reconciling the Realities of God and Evil
If ‘God is great’ and ‘God is good,’ why are evil and suffering so pervasive in this world?
Course Synopsis
This course examines the problem of God and evil through three correlative means – Biblical theology, philosophy, and literary art – and in the process we address issues such as…
- What are the sources of suffering?
- Is the problem of God and evil evidence for atheism?
- The nature of good and evil.
- The irony of human freedom.
- What about natural disasters that kill innocent people?
- Suffering in the Bible.
- Why does God allow evil and suffering?
- Why didn’t God create a perfect world without sin and suffering?
- Suffering as a pathway to grace and redemption.
Supplemental Readings
Details & Registration
Instructor:
Dr. Jefrey Breshears
Dates and Time:
Wednesdays, Aug 18 – Nov 3,
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Registration:
$60 or $100 per couple
Location:
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Room 108
(Note: This course is available in-person and/or via Zoom.)
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Jefrey D. Breshears
Jefrey Breshears, Ph.D., is a historian, a former university professor, and the founder and president of The Areopagus, a Christian education ministry in the Atlanta area. As a history professor Dr. Breshears taught courses in U.S. history and the American Political System, and through the ministry of the Areopagus he has developed specialized courses in Christian history, apologetics, and contemporary cultural studies.
Dr. Breshears is the author of several books including American Crisis:
Cultural Marxism and the Culture War; C. S. Lewis on Politics, Government, and the Good Society; Critical Race Theory: A Critical Analysis, and the forthcoming Francis Schaeffer: A Retrospective on His Life and Legacy.