From the Greek words for ‘God’ and ‘justice.’ The term refers to efforts to understand how evil and suffering can be consistent with the existence of a benevolent God, and hence in some way or other to ‘justify’ the deity.
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Contributed by: Dr. Christopher Southgate
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