Evil : a guide for the perplexed / Chad Meister.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meister, Chad V., 1965-

Series:

Guides for the perplexed.

Guides for the perplexed

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Good and evil--Religious aspects.

Good and evil.

Theodicy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2012.

Summary:

One of the most perplexing problems facing believers in God is the problem of evil. The words of Epicurus put the point concisely: Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. If God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world? This is a difficult problem to unpick and it remains an issue that continues to concern people and inspire debate. The problem has taken a variety of forms over the centuries; in fact, there are numerous problem

Contents:

Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: What is evil?; Classifying evil; Traditional theism and evil; Non-traditional accounts of God and evil; The existential problem of evil; Responding to evil; Further reading; Chapter 2: Problems of evil; The logical problem; Evidential problems; Concluding reflections; Further reading; Chapter 3: Theodicy; A free will theodicy; A soul-making theodicy; A theodicy of fulfilment; Concluding reflections; Further reading; Chapter 4: Divine hiddenness; An argument for God's non-existence; Some possible reasons for divine hiddenness; Further reading

Chapter 5: Evil, atheism and the problem of goodProblems of evil and the problem of good; The problem of good and the moral argument for God; Concluding reflections; Further reading; Chapter 6: Evil and suffering in Hinduism and Buddhism; Karma and rebirth; A Hindu conception of ultimate reality and evil; A Buddhist conception of Ultimate Reality and suffering; Objections to karma and rebirth; Further reading; Chapter 7: Eternal goods and the triumph over evil; Horrendous evil and eternal goods; Evil and the afterlife; Confronting evil; Further reading; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613610522

9781501324291

1501324292

9781501324307

1501324306

9781441120588

1441120580

9781280580741

1280580747

9781441175328

1441175326

OCLC:

787843489