History of Theodicy

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Theodicy is unnecessary if one rejects the view that God is omnipotent. In Unitarian-Universalism, in much of Conservative and Reform Judaism, and in some liberal wings of Protestant Christianity, God is said to act in the world through persuasion, and not by coercion. God makes Himself manifest in the world through inspiration and the creation of possibility, and not by miracles or violations of the laws of nature. In short, in order to guarantee that humanity has free will, God is not omnipotent. The most popular works espousing this point are from Harold Kushner (in Judaism). This is the view that also was developed independently by [Albert North Whitehead]?? and [Charles Hartshorne]??, in the theological system known as process theology.

Theodicy is unnecessary if one rejects the view that God is omnipotent. In Unitarian Universalism, in much of Conservative and Reform Judaism, and in some liberal wings of Protestant Christianity, God is said to act in the world through persuasion, and not by coercion. God makes Himself manifest in the world through inspiration and the creation of possibility, and not by miracles or violations of the laws of nature. In short, in order to guarantee that humanity has free will, God is not omnipotent. The most popular works espousing this point are from Harold Kushner (in Judaism). This is the view that also was developed independently by [Albert North Whitehead]? and [Charles Hartshorne]?, in the theological system known as process theology.