| Who was St Ireneaus? | St Irenaeus was the bishop of Lugdunum (now Lyons, France) known for his work against heresay. |
| What is Ireneaus' view on evil and suffering? | Ireneaus’ theodicy maintains that evil and suffering are created by God for a legitimate reason. |
| Where does he place the blame of evil and suffering? | He places it firmly in God’s hands and justifies his creating it. |
| What does Ireneaus see the purpose of the world as? | Irenaeus sees the purpose of the world as a place to make souls |
| How does Ireneaus' view of perfection differ from Augustine? | Ireneaus believes we did not fall from perfection, rather we were created imperfect with the potential to be perfect |
| What is genuine human perfection developed by? | Free will |
| What does pain and suffering allow us to do? | To persevere and become more perfect just as God intended |
| Genesis 1:26 | "let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness" |
| What analogy does he use? | God is a craftsman who moulds his creation with pain and suffering to make it beautiful. |
| What did Ireneaus understand from Gen 1:26? | We are created to some extent in the image of God, this includes things such as intelligence and free will. |
| What does this mean for us (gen 1:26) | We aren’t perfect and in order to reach that perfection we must grow more like Him in our likeness of God. |
| What is a second order good? | Virtues displayed in response to evil. |
| What are examples of second order goods? | Kindness, charity and altruism. |
| How do second-order goods help explain the problem of evil? | God allows natural evil in this world because it allows for spiritual growth. |
| What is the counterfactual hypothesis? | That the world in its current state gives us the impetus to improve |
| What is Eschatological justification? | That our salvation lies in our choices on earth |
| Who argues for Eschatological justification? | Irenaeus + Hick |
| According to Eschatological justification who's works matter more? | Less to do with Christ’s work on the cross and more to do with our works during our lifetime. |
| According to Eschatological justification where does our salvation lie? | In our choices on earth |
| What happens if we do not achieve human perfection? | We are not eternally dammed, but can continue it in purgatory |
| Who achieves perfection? | Everyone achieves it, just at their own pace |
