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<p>Aaron Rizzieri has recently argued that the problem of hell is a complicating factor for the issue of divine hiddenness. In particular, the problem of divine hiddenness is made much worse if anyone is threatened by negative afterlife consequences. While Rizzieri’s argument suffers from lack of theological nuance, there is a serious objection to Christian theism lurking in the vicinity of his argument. I offer what I take to be the best response to that objection.</p>
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Aaron Rizzieri has recently argued that the problem of hell is a complicating factor for the issue of divine hiddenness. In particular, the problem of divine hiddenness is made much worse if anyone is threatened by negative afterlife consequences. While Rizzieri’s argument suffers from lack of theological nuance, there is a serious objection to Christian theism lurking in the vicinity of his argument. I offer what I take to be the best response to that objection.

Divine Hiddenness and the Afterlife: A Response to Aaron Rizzieri

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Aaron Rizzieri has recently argued that the problem of hell is a complicating factor for the issue of divine hiddenness. In particular, the problem of divine...

Divine Hiddenness and the Afterlife: A Response to Aaron Rizzieri

Publicado en línea: 24 nov 2023

Páginas: 22 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2023-0029

Palabras clave
Rizzieri, Aaron, Schellenberg, J. L., divine hiddenness, hell, belief in God, postmortem opportunity

© 2023 James Beilby, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Divine Hiddenness and the Afterlife: A Response to Aaron Rizzieri

Publicado en línea: 24 nov 2023

Páginas: 22 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2023-0029

Palabras claveRizzieri, Aaron, Schellenberg, J. L., divine hiddenness, hell, belief in God, postmortem opportunity

© 2023 James Beilby, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Rizzieri, Aaron, Schellenberg, J. L., divine hiddenness, hell, belief in God, postmortem opportunity