A)Explain Irenaeus' Theodicy. B)"Reasoned arguments cannot account for the amount of evil in the world" Discuss

A) Explain Irenaeus' Theodicy The Irenaeus Theodicy, often called Soul Making, is a counterpart to Augustine's Theodicy, yet it is also and opposing argument. While Augustine stated that evil came from humans and Adam in Genesis, Irenaeus proposes that evil is opposing the human races' bid to become one with God. Irenaeus'theodicy differs from Augustine's, as it is more in the sense that God created evil, whereas Augustine described its existence to be more of …showed first 75 words of 949 total…

…showed last 75 words of 949 total…the quantity doesn't mean we can't do anything about it. To date, the better off countries have dropped about £30 million in 3rd world debt. The Live Aid concert that happened all around the world has raised awareness of the plight of those less well off. While it is an undisputable fact that people are still suffering through both moral and natural evils, something is being done to lower the quantity of evils.