Idea samoograniczenia Boga jako argument teodycei
The idea of God’s self-limiting as an argument of theodicy

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the theological problem of creation understood as an act of God’s self-limiting. The idea of such limiting, which comes from a free decision of God, is an interesting argument for theodicy. This discipline tries to find out the reasons for which evil exists in the world created by God. In the article it is argued that one of this reasons can have its origin in God’s self-limiting which took place during the creation. God limits himself because this is the only way the world to materialize. But in such an act of creation God has to detract His omnipotence and this is why He cannot prevent evil. In the paper it is shown, that this idea comes from Jewish mysticism. To discuss its advantages and disadvantages special attention is paid to the interpretation of Hans Jonas who develops this idea to find out why God did not prevent the tragedy of Auschwitz.

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