being without beginning or end; existing forever

referring to something being present within, or close to something else; within Christianity this refers to the belief that God is close to creation and active in peoples' lives

beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience; within Christianity this refers to the belief that God exists outside of the universe

Transcendence and immanence

Religious education

God of classical theism

Inconsistent triad

The devil as the cause of evil

The free will defence

Job and suffering

In this unit pupils will examine the question of evil. They will look at various ways in which Christians have answered this question such as the existence of the devil, free will and the story of Job.

Suffering: Can Christian theology overcome the problem of evil?

What does it mean that God is transcendent?

Jesus taught his followers to pray to ‘Our Father in {{}}’.

How is God’s immanence shown in Christianity?

God exists forever with no beginning or end

What does the word eternal mean in Christian belief?

True – God is beyond the universe and stays distant.

False – God is both beyond and close to creation.

False – God is involved only when miracles happen.

God as transcendent means that God is not involved with or close to creation.

Which of these is an example of moral evil?

an argument that God’s qualities can’t all be true if evil exists

that God allows evil because people must be free to choose

What does the free will defence try to explain?

evil and suffering can be a test of faith

What lesson do many Christians learn from the story of Job?

Transcendence and immanence

Lesson outcome