Evil : a guide for the perplexed /

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Author / Creator:	Meister, Chad V., 1965-
Imprint:	London : Continuum International Pub., 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (137 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Guides for the Perplexed Guides for the perplexed.
Subject:	Theodicy. Good and evil -- Philosophy. Good and evil -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Good and evil -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism. Good and evil -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism. Good and evil -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism. Good and evil -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Good and evil -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism. Theodicy. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11149944

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ISBN:	9781441175328 1441175326 1280580747 9781280580741 1441120890 1441121714 9781441120892 9781441121714 9781441120588 1441120580
Language / Script:	Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Meister, Chad. Evil : A Guide for the Perplexed. London : Continuum International Publishing, ©2012 9781441121714

Table of 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.

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