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Providence and the problem of evil /

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Why does a loving God allow humans to suffer so much? This is one of the most difficult problems of religious belief. The author of this text, the third in a tetralogy, examines this problem, and offers his interpretation of the problem.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swinburne, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1998.
Subjects:
Theodicy.
Good and evil.
Providence and government of God.
Suffering > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Théodicée.
Providence divine.
Good and evil
Providence and government of God
Suffering > Religious aspects > Christianity
Theodicy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Part I. THE PROBLEM OF EVIL; 1. The Need for Theodicy; 2. Theodicy in Christian Tradition; Part II. THE GOOD GOALS OF CREATION; 3. Beauty; 4. Thought and Feeling; 5. Action; 6. Worship; Part III. THE NECESSARY EVILS; 7. The Fact of Moral Evil; and Free Will; 8. The Range of Moral Evil; and Responsibility; 9. Natural Evil and the Scope for Response; 10. Natural Evil and the Possibility of Knowledge; 11. The Evils of Sin and Agnosticism; Conclusion to Part III; Part IV. COMPLETING THE THEODICY; 12. God's Right; 13. Weighing Good against Bad; Additional Notes; Index; A
  • BC; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y