Christian Faith and the Problem of Evil

Christian Faith and the Problem of Evil
Author: Peter Van Inwagen
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2004
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780802826978

Gathers some of the most meaningful recent reflections on the problem of evil.

Reasonable Faith

Reasonable Faith
Author: William Lane Craig
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2008
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433501155

This updated edition by one of the world's leading apologists presents a systematic, positive case for Christianity that reflects the latest work in the contemporary hard sciences and humanities. Brilliant and accessible.

Satan and the Problem of Evil

Satan and the Problem of Evil
Author: Gregory A. Boyd
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2001-10-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830815500

Gregory Boyd seeks to defend his scripturally grounded trinitarian warfare theod-icy with rigorous philosophical reflection and insights from human experience and scientific discovery.

The Problem of Evil

The Problem of Evil
Author: Jeremy A. Evans
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2013
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1433671808

For philosophy and theology scholars as well as their students, a thoughtful book offering holistic responses to the problem of evil that are philosophically and theologically maintainable.

God's Problem

God's Problem
Author: Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0061744409

One Bible, Many Answers In God's Problem, the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus challenges the contradictory biblical explanations for why an all-powerful God allows us to suffer.

Ethics and the Problem of Evil

Ethics and the Problem of Evil
Author: Marilyn McCord Adams
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2017-02-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0253024382

Provocative essays that seek “to turn the attention of analytic philosophy of religion on the problem of evil . . . towards advances in ethical theory” (Reading Religion). The contributors to this book—Marilyn McCord Adams, John Hare, Linda Zagzebski, Laura Garcia, Bruce Russell, Stephen Wykstra, and Stephen Maitzen—attended two University of Notre Dame conferences in which they addressed the thesis that there are yet untapped resources in ethical theory for affecting a more adequate solution to the problem of evil. The problem of evil has been an extremely active area of study in the philosophy of religion for many years. Until now, most sources have focused on logical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues, leaving moral questions as open territory. With the resources of ethical theory firmly in hand, this volume provides lively insight into this ageless philosophical issue. “These essays—and others—will be of primary interest to scholars working in analytic philosophy of religion from a self-consciously Christian standpoint, but its audience is not limited to such persons. The book offers illustrative examples of how scholars in philosophy of religion understand their aims and how they go about making their arguments . . . hopefully more work will follow this volume’s lead.”—Reading Religion “Recommended.”—Choice

God and Evil

God and Evil
Author: Chad Meister
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2012-11-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830866469

Leading thinkers in Christian philosophy and apologetics take on the problem of evil and suffering. Essays from Gregory Ganssle, Yena Lee, Bruce Little, Garry DeWeese, R. Douglas Geivett and others provide critical engagement with the New Atheists and offer grounds for renewed confidence in the God who is "acquainted with grief."

Why Does God Allow Evil?

Why Does God Allow Evil?
Author: Clay Jones
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736970444

"If you are looking for one book to make sense of the problem of evil, this book is for you." Sean McDowell Grasping This Truth Will Change Your View of God Forever If God is good and all-powerful, why doesn't He put a stop to the evil in this world? Christians and non-Christians alike struggle with the concept of a loving God who allows widespread suffering in this life and never-ending punishment in hell. We wrestle with questions such as... Why do bad things happen to good people? Why should we have to pay for Adam's sin? How can eternal judgment be fair? But what if the real problem doesn't start with God...but with us? Clay Jones, an associate professor of Christian apologetics at Biola University, examines what Scripture truly says about the nature of evil and why God allows it. Along the way, he'll help you discover the contrasting abundance of God's grace, the overwhelming joy of heaven, and the extraordinary destiny of believers.

Calvinism and the Problem of Evil

Calvinism and the Problem of Evil
Author: David E. Alexander
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2016-07-13
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1532601026

Contrary to what many philosophers believe, Calvinism neither makes the problem of evil worse nor is it obviously refuted by the presence of evil and suffering in our world. Or so most of the authors in this book claim. While Calvinism has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years amongst theologians and laypersons, many philosophers have yet to follow suit. The reason seems fairly clear: Calvinism, many think, cannot handle the problem of evil with the same kind of plausibility as other more popular views of the nature of God and the nature of God's relationship with His creation. This book seeks to challenge that untested assumption. With clarity and rigor, this collection of essays seeks to fill a significant hole in the literature on the problem of evil.

Christian Understandings of Evil

Christian Understandings of Evil
Author: Charlene P. E. Burns
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2016-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506418910

Throughout the two-thousand-year span of Christian history, believers in Jesus have sought to articulate their faith and their understanding of how God works in the world. How do we, as we examine the vast and varied output of those who came before us, understand the unity and the diversity of their thinking? How do we make sense of our own thought in light of theirs? The Christian Understandings series offers to help. In this exciting volume, Charlene Burns offers a brief but thorough tour through more than two millennia of thought on the nature of evil. Starting with the contexts of the Hebrew Bible and moving forward, Burns outlines the many ways that Christian thought has attempted to deal with the reality of evil and suffering. From a personal Satan and demonic activity, to questions of free will and autonomy, to the nature of God and God’s role in suffering, Burns offers a clear and compelling overview.