God’s Play and the Problem of Evil
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- John Schlenck
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- English
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- 2014
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- American Vedantist
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Examines divine play and suffering through Kali’s mixed benign and terrifying iconography, contrasts Ramakrishna’s and Vivekananda’s understandings of Kali’s play, and discusses Ramprasad’s Mother-devotion.
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33 God’s Play and the Problem of Evil
John Schlenck • 2014
Original theological essay • English
American Vedantist
Examines divine play and suffering through Kali’s mixed benign and terrifying iconography, contrasts Ramakrishna’s and Vivekananda’s understandings of Kali’s play, and discusses Ramprasad’s Mother-devotion.
Access check: Opened entire official article through its conclusion, five notes and author biography. Dated 7 December 2014; full text precedes optional comments and mailing-list box, with no signup needed.
Full text: https://americanvedantist.org/2014/articles/gods-play-and-the-problem-of-evil/
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John Schlenck. God’s Play and the Problem of Evil. American Vedantist. 2014. Original theological essay. https://americanvedantist.org/2014/articles/gods-play-and-the-problem-of-evil/
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