The Puzzle of Evil

by Peter Vardy

Overview

First Published in 2015. The first half of this book concludes that, if human reason is master, there seems to be no way of equating a good and powerful God with evil in the world. In the second half, searching for a solution, the author takes as his starting point St Augustine's credo, I believe in order that I may understand. He builds up a series of statements which express the central Christian convictions in relation to the problem of evil, a viewpoint which the reader may accept or not.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317455059
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/24/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	205
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Dr Peter Vardy is lecturer in Philosophy of Religion at London University's Heythrop College.

Table of Contents

Part I The Problem of Evil; Chapter 1 The Problem Stated; Chapter 2 A God’s Eye View; Chapter 3 The Free Will Defence; Chapter 4 Natural Evil; Chapter 5 Is It All Worth It?; Chapter 6 Conclusion to the Problem of Evil; Part II The Mystery of Evil; Chapter 7 Introduction; Chapter 8 The Euthyphro Dilemma; Chapter 9 Albrecht Ritschl – Absolute Value Judgements; Chapter 10 God Almighty; Chapter 11 Can God Act in the World?; Chapter 12 Animal Suffering and Physical Evil; Chapter 13 Moral Evil – Job and Ivan; Chapter 14 The Devil and All His Works; Chapter 15 The Challenge of Freedom; Chapter 16 Conclusion;