God and the Problem of Evil
1st Edition
Published on 29. June 2001
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-631-22220-0 (ISBN)
Description
God and the Problem of Evil brings together influential essays on the question of whether the amount of seemingly pointless malice and suffering in our world counts against the rationality of belief in God, a being who is said to be all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good.
Reviews / Votes
"God and the Problem of Evil is the best anthology on this important topic on the market. Highly recommended for classroom adoption." Bill Wainwright, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee"This is a splendid and unique collection. It contains both explicit and implicit dialogue. It is beautifully balanced between atheistic and theistic perspectives. And for its size it is remarkably comprehensive, covering both logical and evidential problems and both theodicies and defenses. Paul Draper, Florida International University
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
624 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-22220-0 (9780631222200)
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William L. Rowe
God and the Problem of Evil
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William L. Rowe is Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. He is the author of The Cosmological Argument (1998), Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction (third edition, 2001), and co-editor of Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings (third edition, 1999). He has served on the Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association and was elected President of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association for 1986-87.
Content
Contributors. Preface.
Acknowledgments.
PART I. HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT ESSAYS AND CONTEMPORARY RESPONSES.
1. Theodicy (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz).
2. Must God Create the Best (Robert Merrihew Adams).
3. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (David Hume).
4. Hume on Evil (Nelson Pike).
PART II. THE LOGICAL PROBLEM OF EVIL.
5. Evil and Omnipotence (J. L. Mackie).
6. The Free Will Defense (Alvin Plantinga).
PART III. THE EVIDENTIAL PROBLEM OF EVIL.
7. An Exchange on the Problem of Evil (Daniel Howard-Snyder, Michael Bergmann and William L. Rowe).
8. Stalemate and Strategy: Rethinking the Evidential Argument from Evil (J. L. Schellenberg).
9. Pain and Pleasure: An Evidential Problem for Theists (Paul Draper).
10. The Problem of Evil, the Problem of Air, and the Problem of Silence (Peter van Inwagen).
PART IV. THEOFICIES.
11. Some Major Strands of Theodicy (Richard Swinburne).
12. Soul-Making Theodicy (John Hick).
13. The Problem of Hell: A Problem of Evil for Christians (Marilyn McCord Adams).
Index.
Acknowledgments.
PART I. HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT ESSAYS AND CONTEMPORARY RESPONSES.
1. Theodicy (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz).
2. Must God Create the Best (Robert Merrihew Adams).
3. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (David Hume).
4. Hume on Evil (Nelson Pike).
PART II. THE LOGICAL PROBLEM OF EVIL.
5. Evil and Omnipotence (J. L. Mackie).
6. The Free Will Defense (Alvin Plantinga).
PART III. THE EVIDENTIAL PROBLEM OF EVIL.
7. An Exchange on the Problem of Evil (Daniel Howard-Snyder, Michael Bergmann and William L. Rowe).
8. Stalemate and Strategy: Rethinking the Evidential Argument from Evil (J. L. Schellenberg).
9. Pain and Pleasure: An Evidential Problem for Theists (Paul Draper).
10. The Problem of Evil, the Problem of Air, and the Problem of Silence (Peter van Inwagen).
PART IV. THEOFICIES.
11. Some Major Strands of Theodicy (Richard Swinburne).
12. Soul-Making Theodicy (John Hick).
13. The Problem of Hell: A Problem of Evil for Christians (Marilyn McCord Adams).
Index.