Augustine's Theodicy

Augustine's Theodicy

1. C4/5

   • Book = 'City of God'

2. Soul deciding

3. Based in two bible passages from Gen 3

4. God made the worlf faultless and made humans perfect with true moral autonomy

5. Evil is a privation of good (use the example of blindness)

6. Man freely chooses the path of E&S which leads to his definite downfall

   • This is due to the seminal presence from Adam

7. Suffering is a punishment for the sin that the couple commited

8. Because God is omniscient, he knows which paths people will embark on (predesination)

   • He has predestined some for salvation and others for condemnation