1. INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION REL 2000 NOVEMBER 6, 2009 VALERIE J. JOHNSEN Introduction to Religion

2. Protest and Reform  Protest and reform from within  Accommodation  Monasticism  Church within a Church  Protest leading to secession  Laxity  New Revelation

3. Extra Credit Opportunity #2  Read Chapter 11 carefully.  Take notes on today’s movie, “God on Trial”  Turn in a 1 page paper (typed and properly formatted) discussing the movie using the examples of Monotheistic Theodicy we discuss today (and that are in the text.)  DUE: November 13 th Worth 3 points

4. Why is there evil? - Theodicy  Three Types of Theodicy  Theodicy of “Mystical Participation”  Future, This-Worldly Theodicy  Other-Worldly Theodicy

5. Examples  Dualist theodicy  Karma-Samsara Theodicy  Monotheistic Theodicy  Examples from Book of Job Suffering as a punishment for sin Suffering as a test and condition of Soul-making Suffering is beyond our understanding Theodicy of Protest  Free Will Defense

6. God On Trial Buchenwald, 1945. Wiesel is on the second row from the bottom, seventh from the left.