Topics include protest atheism, responses to the Holocaust, Buddhist spirituality, the freewill defense, the vale of soul-making theodicy, and the "cost-effectiveness" of evil.
Preface
vii
Introduction: Reading the readings
1
(4)
Evil, protest and response
5
(25)
Outrage and rebellion
Theodicy and bad faith
Finding God in evil
Protest atheism and the cross
Suffering and the death of Christ
Survival, endurance and the Holocaust
Topics for discussion
The Buddha and Kierkegaard on suffering: Two religions compared
30
(26)
The Buddha, suffering and enlightenment
On not explaining
On direct experience
Nirvana
Compassion and sacrifice
Self and suffering
Kierkegaard on truth, Job and Christ
Some explanatory notes on Buddhism
Topics for discussion
The varieties of theodicy
56
(23)
The problem posed
Some solutions offered
The principle of plenitude and the screening of God
Evil as non-being
The free will defence
The value of soul-making
Topics for discussion
The logic of theodicy
79
(22)
The best possible world?
Maximizing satisfaction?
Necessary evil?
The cost-effectiveness of evil and the quantifying of pain
Topics for discussion
Acknowledgements
101
(2)
Further reading
103
(6)
Index of subjects
109
(2)
Index of names
111
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