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WorksheetsAugustine's Theodicy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the word for an argument that defends God's existence, as well as his goodness and power, even though evil exists
Theodicy
Problem of evil
Theology
Philosophy
St Augustine was known as Augustine of ...
(a)
Theodicy means 'defence of God' in...
German
Latin
Greek
Mandarin
On what did Augustine base his explanation for why there is evil in the world?
On the biblical creation account
On the devil
On God
On the Hindu scriptures
'The fall' means...
the time after death and before heaven
The choice Adam & Eve made to disobey God
Augustine believed that all humans are affected by Adam & Eve's choice to disobey God and will therefore all turn away from God, needing his salvation. This is called the doctrine of...
original evil
original freedom
original defiance
original sin
How does Augustine view evil?
something created by satan to ruin people's lives
something created by God to test humans
an absence of good - not a thing in itself
What example does St Augustine use to help explain what evil is?
He says it's like blindness - just as blindness is a lack of sight, evil is a lack of good
He says it's like fruit juice - it seems nice but it rots your teeth
He says it's like a ghost in a house - best to avoid it
Augustine argues that God has to punish sin. He cannot allow wrongs to go unpunished. This emphasises his...
Love
Justice
God has to punish sin because he is fair. However, Augustine argues that he also shows his love and kindness by...
forgiving people who try hard to follow him
forgiving people who go to church
sending Jesus Christ to suffer the full punishment for all human sin
sending the Bible to help people learn how to follow him better
