Providence and the Problem of Evil

Name: Providence and the Problem of Evil
ISBN: 9780198237983

por Richard Swinburne

3/5

(35 votos)

Primera publicación: 1998
Editores: Oxford University Press· Incorporated
Sujetos: Providence and government of god·Good and evil·Theodicy

In "Providence and the Problem of Evil", the fourth book of his tetralogy on Christian doctrine, philosopher and theologian Richard Swinburne argues that God's existence is compatible with the various types of evil in the world. In this academic treatment of the Problem of Evil, Swinburne attempts to categorize each type of evil and demonstrate that there are potentially justifying reasons why God may permit that kind of evil.

Being familiar with some of Swinburne's other work, I was expecting first rate scholarship and was not disappointed in that regard. However, the scope of the book is limited and readers should be aware of this.

Swinburne developed in this book a traditional christian theodicy, i.e.