Theodicy’s

• Augustine's soul deciding theodicy

  • Evil is one result of human action only
  • God is not responsible for evil
  • Soul deciding as we decide where our souls will go in the afterlife
• Irenaeus' soul making theodicy

  • God must be responsible for evil
  • Evil has a purpose
  • Imago dei
  • To make humans perfect you would have to take away their freedom to live in accordance with God's will
• Hicks' value of soul-making

  • We make our souls through experiencing evil
  • Our virtues we develop when we grow are more meaningful than if they were just given to us by God
• What theodicy says that evil is because of humans?

  Augustines soul-deciding theodicy
• What does Hick say?

  We make our souls through experiencing evil
• What does Irenaeus believe in?

  God is responsible for evil