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Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil.

Entity ID:

free-inquiry-into-the-nature-and-origin-of-evil-in-six-letters-(jenyns)

Long Name:

Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil. In Six Letters

Short Name:

Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil.

Disambiguation String:

a essay on the origin of evil

Entity Type:

work

Entity Subtype:

book

Summary:

Soame Jenyns served in the British Parliament during the 18th century. As well as several poetical works, Jenyns authored a couple of theological essays, one on the problem of evil, and the other a work of apologetics. A Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil examines and proposes a potential answer to the questions raised by the existence of evil in a supposedly perfect world created by God. Upon its publication, the essay received rather negative reviews, including one by Samuel Johnson. Dr. Johnson condemned it as a superficial and flippant attempt to solve one of the most difficult moral problems. Jenyns, naturally, took offense to Johnson's words, and he later published a second edition of A Free Inquiry prefaced by a defense of his work.

Kathleen O'Bannon
CCEL Staff

Is An Individual:

No

Is Published:

Yes

Original Language:

eng

CCEL URL:

//ccel.org/ccel/jenyns/evil.html

LC Subjects:

All;

Creators:

Creator: Soame Jenyns, Relator: aut, Creator ID: 39135