Evil A Guide for the Perplexed [Hardcover]

Evil: A Guide for the Perplexedis a lively examination of the philosophical and theological problems raised by the existence of widespread evil. It explores classic debates around this problem and also engages with more recent ones, from new challenges posed by scientific advances in evolutionary theory, neuroscience, and cosmology, to concerns of climate change and environmental degradation, to questions raised by increasing religious and secular violence. This second edition also contains new chapters and topics such as Jewish, Christian, and Islamic responses to evil and skeptical theism. The result is an even-handed guide to both traditional and contemporary issues raised by the reality and ubiquity of evil.

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. What is Evil?
2. Problems of Evil
3. Free Will and Soul Making Theodicies
4. A Global Theodicy of Fulfillment
5. Anti-Theodicy, Misotheism, and Theodicy of Protest
6. The Problem of Divine Hiddenness
7. Evil, Atheism, and the Problem of Good
8. Evil and Suffering in Hinduism and Buddhism
9. Eternal Goods and the Triumph over Evil
Notes
References
Index

Chad V. Meisteris Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Bethel College, Indiana, USA. He is the author or editor of 20 books, many of them on evil, includingThe Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil(co-edited with Paul Moser),God and the Problem of Evil: Five Views(co-edited with James Dew), and the six-volumeThe History of Evil(co-edited with Charles Taliaferro). He is also general co-editor of the series Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society.

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