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God and the problem of evil : five views / edited by Chad Meister and James K. Dew Jr. ; contributions by Phillip Cary [and four others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meister, Chad
- Series:
- Spectrum multiview books.
- Spectrum multiview books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theodicy.
- God--Christianity.
- God.
- Good and evil--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Good and evil.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (196 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, [2017]
- Summary:
- The problem of evil has produced many responses and elicited vigorous debate. In this multiview book, five philosophical theologians discuss and defend different solutions to this ancient problem: Phillip Cary on the classic view, William Lane Craig on Molinism, William Hasker on open theism, Thomas J. Oord on essential kenosis, and Stephen Wykstra on skeptical theism.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction: Chad Meister and James K. Dew Jr.
- Part One: Perspectives on the Problem of Evil
- 1 A Classic View: Phillip Cary
- Evil as Corruption
- Two Labels
- Why God Does Not Have to Create Evil
- Corruptible Creatures
- Origins of Evil
- Disordered Love
- The First Sin
- Adam's Sin
- Divine Permission
- Hidden Reasons
- The Shape of the Story
- Ivan's Tortured Children
- Felix Culpa
- 2 A Molinist View: William Lane Craig
- Molinism
- The Problem of Evil
- Conclusion
- 3 An Open Theist View: William Hasker
- Natural Evil and the Natural Order Theodicy
- Moral Evil and the Free Will Theodicy
- Shouldn't God Be Doing Better?
- 4 An Essential Kenosis View: Thomas Jay Oord
- Clarifying Key Issues
- Five Dimensions for Solving the Problem of Evil
- God Can't
- Essential Kenosis
- Essential Kenosis and Evil
- Anticipating Questions
- 5 A Skeptical Theist View: Stephen Wykstra
- Three Root Stories
- Rowe's No-See Argument
- Bridge
- The Twofold Core of Skeptical Theism
- On Avoiding the Evils of Appearance
- New Directions for So-Called Skeptical Theism
- The Consistency Question
- Resources Under Trial
- Beyond Answers
- Part Two: Responses
- 6 The Classic Response: Phillip Cary
- 7 The Molinist Response: William Lane Craig
- 8 The Open Theist Response: William Hasker
- 9 The Essential Kenosis Response: Thomas Jay Oord
- 10 The Skeptical Theist Response: Stephen Wykstra
- On Cary's Classic-Theistic Model
- On Hasker's Open Theistic Model
- On Craig's Molinistic Model
- On Oord's Essential-Kenotic Model
- Contra Craig: The Neglected Reformed Concursus Model
- Skeptical Theism Reconsidered
- Notes
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: A Classic View
- Chapter 2: A Molinist View
- Chapter 3: An Open Theist View
- Chapter 4: An Essential Kenosis View.
- Chapter 5: A Skeptical Theist View
- Chapter 6: The Classic Response
- Chapter 7: The Molinist Response
- Chapter 8: The Open Theist Response
- Chapter 9: The Essential Kenosis Response
- Chapter 10: The Skeptical Theist Response
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- Spectrum Endorsement
- Praise for God and the Problem of Evil
- About the Editors
- More Titles from InterVarsity Press
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780830891740
- 0830891749
- OCLC:
- 1313892114
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