Ponerology

For a psychiatric study of evil in politics, see Political ponerology.

In theology, ponerology (from Greek poneros, "evil") is a study of evil. Major subdivisions of the study are the nature of evil, the origin of evil, and evil in relation to the Divine Government.[1]

Karl Immanuel Nitzsch outlined his System der christlichen Lehre (System of Christian Doctrine) into three major rubrics: Agathology, or the Doctrine of the Good, Ponerology, of Doctrine of the Bad, and Soteriology, or the Doctrine of Salvation. He further subdivided ponerology into the topics of Sin and of Death[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ The Presbyterian Review. 1881. p. 423. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  2. ↑ The Methodist Review 77. 1895. p. 203. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  3. ↑ Nitzsch, C.I. (1849). System of Christian doctrine. T. & T. Clark. p. 130. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, October 18, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.