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Book SynopsisThe Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil offers a state-of-the-art contribution, providing critical analyses of and creative insights on the longstanding philosophical and theological problem of evil. Written by leading scholars in clear and accessible prose, this book is ideal for students, teachers, and scholars across the disciplines.
Trade Review'To conclude, CCPE [The Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil] is a well-written book; the contributors did a good job in clearly presenting their ideas and convincingly arguing for their positions, as far as possible. An added value for the reader is the aesthetic pleasure that some of the essays offer (especially chapters 4, 9, and 12). Thus, the present volume is a valuable addition to the existing compendiums on evil, and a helpful guide for both students and scholars in the field of philosophy of religion. It successfully fulfils the main task set by the editors, which is not to solve PoE [The Problem of Evil], but to generate new insights by highlighting some of the key points of the continuous debate between atheologians and theologians.' Viktor Ilievski, Reading Religion
Table of ContentsPart I. Conceptual Issues and Controversies: 1. Evil and the meaning of life John Cottingham; 2. Beauty and the problem of evil Charles Taliaferro; 3. Logical arguments from evil and free will defences Graham Oppy; 4. God, evil, and the nature of light Paul Draper; 5. Skeptical theism Timothy Perrine and Stephen Wykstra; 6. Evil, hiddenness, and atheism J. L. Shellenberg; 7. Anti-theodicy N. N. Trakakis; Part II. Interdisciplinary Issues: 8. Cosmic evolution and evil Christopher Southgate; 9. Ancient Near Eastern perspectives on evil and terror Margo Kitts; 10. Judaism and the problem of evil Lenn Goodman; 11. Christianity, atonement, and evil Paul S. Fiddes; 12. Islam and the problem of evil Timothy Winter; 13. Naturalism, evil, and God Michael Ruse.
