God and the Problem of Evil

William L. Rowe

ISBN 10: 0631222219 / ISBN 13: 9780631222217

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, GB, 2001

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God and the Problem of Evil brings together influential essays on the question of whether the amount of seemingly pointless malice and suffering in our world counts against the rationality of belief in God, a being who is said to be all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: God and the Problem of Evil
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631222219
• ISBN 13: 9780631222217
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.44W x 2.43H x 23.06D centimeters 15.44 centimeters width by 2.43 centimeters height by 23.06 centimeters depth
• Weight: 510 grams

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Synopsis

God and the Problem of Evil brings together influential essays on the question of whether the amount of seemingly pointless malice and suffering in our world counts against the rationality of belief in God, a being who is said to be all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good.

About the Author

William L. Rowe is Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. He is the author of The Cosmological Argument (1998), Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction (third edition, 2001), and co-editor of Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings (third edition, 1999). He has served on the Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association and was elected President of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association for 1986-87.