Physics and Cosmology

These essays resulted from the seventh international research conference co-sponsored by the Vatican Observatory and the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. Previous conferences focused on the problem of divine action. This is the first in a series on the problem of natural evil-on reconciling suffering caused by natural processes with God's goodness. Book jacket.

Abbreviations	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
History, Definitions, Typologies
The Historical Development of the Problem of Evil	p. 1
The Problems of Theodicy: A Background Essay	p. 35
The Use and Meaning of the Word "Suffering" in Relation to Nature	p. 53
Varieties of Theodicy: An Exploration of Responses to the Problem of Evil Based on a Typology of Good-Harm Analyses	p. 67
Scientific And Philosophical Responses
Entropy, Emergence, and the Physical Roots of Natural Evil	p. 93
Physics, Cosmology, and the Challenge to Consequentialist Natural Theodicy	p. 109
Science and the Problem of Evil: Suffering as a By-product of a Finely Tuned Cosmos	p. 131
The Lawfulness of Nature and the Problem of Evil	p. 153
Divine Action and the "Argument from Neglect"	p. 179
Towards a Creativity Defense of Belief in God in the Face of Evil	p. 195
Responses: The God-World Relation
Natural Evil in a Divinely Entangled World	p. 219
Why is God Doing This? Suffering, the Universe, and Christian Eschatology	p. 247
Incongruous Goodness, Perilous Beauty, Disconcerting Truth: Ultimate Reality and Suffering in Nature	p. 267
Changing The Terms Of The Debate
The Descriptive Problem of Evil	p. 297
Physics as Theodicy	p. 323
List of Resources	p. 333
Contributors	p. 355
Index	p. 357
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