Reviews for The problem of evil

The average rating for The problem of evil based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-03-03 00:00:00 Pauline Etchells it is a short and clear introduction to the problem of evil. This book says that many philosophers throughout the ages have broached the incompatibility of an omnipotent and wholly good God and the existence of moral, physical and psychological evils. God has only two excuses: a)either the eradication of evil is logically impossible, and even the omnipotent can only do the logically possible, or b) evil is allowed to exist because it brings about a proportionate good that would not have occurred otherwise. Your mileage for the two such rationales may vary. This is a very good book to read that crisply defines and refines the terms and conditions of the thorny problem of evil. You need not agree with some of the author's conclusions or statements (ex. 'someone can be morally justified in not preventing' torture) to appreciate the very short book.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-06-03 00:00:00 Jeremy Frommer A wonderful introduction into the philosophy of religious language. Stiver cleverly and helpfully charts the history of religious language and the philosophy of language all the way to the late 20th century (when the book was written). Any student of philosophy of religion or theology would greatly benefit from this work. While other reviews may consider it dry and boring, the opposite couldn't be more true.