A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory

The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Albert Taylor Bledsoe This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license Title: A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Author: Albert Taylor Bledsoe Release Date: January 22, 2009 [Ebook 27869] Language: English ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A THEODICY, OR, VINDICATION OF THE DIVINE GLORY*** A THEODICY; OR VINDICATION OF THE DIVINE GLORY, AS MANIFESTED IN THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE MORAL WORLD. BY ALBERT TAYLOR BLEDSOE, PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI. NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY CARLTON & PHILLIPS. 200 MULBERRY STREET. 1854. Contents Introduction. Of The Possibility Of A Theodicy.. . . . . . Section I. The failure of Plato and other ancient philosophers to construct a Theodicy, not a ground of despair. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section II. The failure of Leibnitz not a ground of despair. Section III. The system of the moral universe not purposely involved in obscurity to teach us a lesson of humility.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section IV. The littleness of the human mind a ground of hope.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section V.