the problem of evil and suffering:

different presentations

theodicies that propose some justification or reason for divine action or inaction in the face of evil

including its logical (the inconsistency between divine attributes and the presence of evil) and evidential (the evidence of so much terrible evil in the world) aspects

Augustine’s use of original perfection and the Fall

Hick’s reworking of the Irenaean theodicy which gives some purpose to natural evil in enabling human beings to reach divine likeness

discuss issues related to the problem of evil, including:

whether or not Augustine’s view of the origins of moral and natural evils is enough to spare God from blame for evils in the world

whether or not the need to create a ‘vale of soul-making’ can justify the existence or extent of evils

which of the logical or evidential aspects of the problem of evil pose the greater challenge to belief

whether or not it is possible to successfully defend monotheism in the face of evil

Dialogue: Couldn’t God have done better?, Edition 30

Dialogue: Augustine on Evil, Edition 1

Dialogue: The Problem of Evil and the Free Will Defence, Edition 5

Dialogue: Determinism and Free Will, Edition 6

Dialogue: Faith and Freedom: John Hick’s ‘Irenaean’ Theodicy, Edition 8

Dialogue: A Jewish View of the Problem of Evil, Edition 11

Dialogue: The Whys and Wherefores of the Free Will Debate, Edition 13

Dialogue: Where was God when…?, Edition 17

Dialogue: Doing Without Free Will, Edition 19

Dialogue: The Problem of Evil, Edition 26

Dialogue: How free are you?, Edition 29

Dialogue: The Problem of Evil in Shadowlands, Edition 22

Dialogue: God, Evil and the Big Wave, Edition 24

Dialogue: God and The Problem of Evil, Edition 32

Dialogue: A Personal Approach to the Problem of Evil (2), Edition 35

Dialogue: A personal Perspective on the Problem of Evil (1), Edition 35

Dialogue: Whitehead’s God and the Problem of Evil, Edition 37

Dialogue: Theological Determinism, Edition 38

Dialogue: Teaching the Problem of Evil, Edition 41

Dialogue: Free will and determinism, Edition 44

Dialogue: Is God evil?, Edition 45

Dialogue: The problem of suffering, Edition 45

Dialogue: The Mystery of Suffering, Edition 56

Dialogue: Evil and Suffering: Classic Approaches and New Horizons, Edition 59

Dialogue: Why it is not time to ditch the concept of evil, Edition 61

TRS Chester Podcast: The Problem of Evil After the Holocaust 

R4 In Our Time Podcast: Good and Evil