JOURNAL ARTICLE

Teaching and Learning Guide for African Philosophy of Religion: Concepts of God, Ancestors, and the Problem of Evil.

  • Published In: Philosophy Compass, 2023, v. 18, n. 3. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Cordeiro‐Rodrigues, Luís; Agada, Ada 3 of 3

Abstract

Religion plays a fundamental role in individuals' lives. The first school has scholars who conceive God as omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect while scholars of the second school perceive God as good but not morally perfect, powerful but not all-powerful, and wise but not all-knowing. B Reading: b Igboin, B.O. (2014) "Is Olodumare, God in Yoruba Belief, God?" It argues that as a creator, God is partly responsible for some kinds of evil in the world while as a limited creator-deity it is beyond God's power to eliminate the evil in the world. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Philosophy Compass. 2023/03, Vol. 18, Issue 3, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:17479991
  • DOI:10.1111/phc3.12910
  • Accession Number:162380392
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