The Problem of Evil and the Power of God

Atle Ottesen Søvik

ISBN 10: 9004205608 / ISBN 13: 9789004205604

Published by Brill Mai 2011, 2011

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Neuware - The problem of evil can be defined theoretically as the apparent inconsistency between, on the one hand, belief in the existence of a perfectly good and omnipotent God and, on the other hand, the existence of evil. This book discusses four different solutions to this problem, provided by Richard Swinburne, Keith Ward, David Griffin and Johan Hygen, with the goal of finding the most coherent solution. The author makes several suggestions for improvement and concludes that there is a coherent answer to the problem of evil. While the focus is on Christian approaches to the problem, many of the approaches and solutions are applicable to other religions as well.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Problem of Evil and the Power of God
• Publisher: Brill Mai 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004205608
• ISBN 13: 9789004205604
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 250W x 169H x 22D millimeters 250 millimeters width by 169 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 608 grams

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Synopsis

The problem of evil can be defined theoretically as the apparent inconsistency between, on the one hand, belief in the existence of a perfectly good and omnipotent God and, on the other hand, the existence of evil. This book discusses four different solutions to this problem, provided by Richard Swinburne, Keith Ward, David Griffin and Johan Hygen, with the goal of finding the most coherent solution. The author makes several suggestions for improvement and concludes that there is a coherent answer to the problem of evil. While the focus is on Christian approaches to the problem, many of the approaches and solutions are applicable to other religions as well.

About the Author

Atle Ottesen Søvik, PhD (2009) in systematic theology, is a postdoctoral fellow at MF Norwegian School of Theology, working on a project on free will and naturalism. He has published various articles on the problem of evil and other subjects.