The Blackwell companion to the problem of evil /
The Blackwell Companion to the Problem of Evil presents a collection of original essays providing both overview and insight, clarifying and evaluating the philosophical and theological problem of evil in its various contexts and manifestations. Features: all original essays that explore the various...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Wiley Blackwell,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The Blackwell Companion to the Problem of Evil presents a collection of original essays providing both overview and insight, clarifying and evaluating the philosophical and theological problem of evil in its various contexts and manifestations. Features: all original essays that explore the various forms of the problems of evil, offering theistic responses that attempt to explain evil as well as discussion of the challenges facing such explanations --Includes section introductions with a historical essay that traces the developments of the issues explored --Acknowledges the fact that there are many problems of evil, some of which apply only to those who believe in concepts such as hell and some of which apply to non-theists --Represents views from the various religious traditions, including Hindu, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. Editors: Justin P. McBrayer is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Fort Lewis College, Colorado. Daniel Howard-Snyder is Professor of Philosophy at Western Washington University. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 512 pages.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118608005 (electronic bk.) 1118608003 (electronic bk.) |