The Prince of Darkness: Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History4 reviews
Jeffrey Burton Russell

Cornell University Press, 1992

Please allow him to introduce himself....

+ Condensed Evil ~ For Those Who Just Can't Get Enough
+ Excellent Introduction to the History and Myth of the Devil
+ a good history
  
  











  



  
Evil And the Justice of God22 reviews
N. T. Wright

IVP Books, 2006

Refreshing take on problem of evil

+ Worth Reading, Worth Discussing
+ Must-read transitional work
+ Profound Insight
  
  











  



  
The Problem of Pain94 reviews
C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

c.s. lewis is a classic

+ The Probelm of Pain
+ Problem Addressed Amiably - But Solved?
+ Of Human Suffering
+ Pain: A Spiritual Journey
  
  











  



  
The Evidential Argument from Evil (Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion)8 reviews

Indiana University Press, 1996

A MUST-HAVE book on the problem of evil!

+ Terrific Collection of Essays, But Weak in Some Areas
+ Very interesting philosophical discourse
+ AtheistWorld.Com Book Review
+ At last, a fair and balanced treatment of this issue
  
  











  



  
The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami?14 reviews
David Bentley Hart

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005

Excellent Treatise of the Problem of Evil

+ Thinking well
+ In a nutshell

On the first day of my vacation with my family, I just read The Doors of the Sea by David Bentley Hart (Eerdmans, 2005). I could not it put down. I recommend it to any reader who wants to delve deeper into the problem of evil. Hart wrote this wonderful little treatise, subtitled "Where was God in ...
  
  











  



  
Evil and the God of Love3 reviews
John Hick

Harper San Francisco, 1978

Capricious Omnipotent Overlord or Challenging Parent?

+ An intelligently argued work but for me not the answer
+ Fresh thoughts on Theodicy

It's been 20 years since I first read Hick's book. Looking back, that experience proved to be a definitive turning point in my life. John Hick presents two philosophies which Christians have used to explain the existence of evil in a universe created by a "good" God. The first philosophy states ...
  
  











  



  
The Problem of Evil: The Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of St. Andrews in 20033 reviews
Peter van Inwagen

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Evil and God, No Problem!

+ Worth the Read
+ Continually Impressed

Review of Peter van Inwagen's The Problem of Evil Peter van inwagen provides a useful contribution to the growing literature dealing with the logical problem of evil. Inwagen's book is a collection of eight Gifford lectures delivered at the University of St Andrews in the spring of 2003. The ...
  
  











  



  
God, Freedom, and Evil11 reviews
Alvin Plantinga

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1977

Great book

+ Essential
+ Focused, Readable, and Convincing

I think many of the reviewers here express much better the pros of Plantinga than I could. The only new thing I coud add is that Plantinga only offers a draw. I think in the past a reviewer said this is not a 'theodicy', which is right. My conclusion was that all he was saying is that it is ...
  
  











  



  
Evil and the God of Love3 reviews
John Hick

Harper San Francisco, 1978

Capricious Omnipotent Overlord or Challenging Parent?

+ An intelligently argued work but for me not the answer
+ Fresh thoughts on Theodicy

It's been 20 years since I first read Hick's book. Looking back, that experience proved to be a definitive turning point in my life. John Hick presents two philosophies which Christians have used to explain the existence of evil in a universe created by a "good" God. The first philosophy states ...
  
  











  



  
The Prince of Darkness: Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History4 reviews
Jeffrey Burton Russell

Cornell University Press, 1992

Please allow him to introduce himself....

+ Condensed Evil ~ For Those Who Just Can't Get Enough
+ Excellent Introduction to the History and Myth of the Devil
+ a good history
  
  











  



  
Evil And the Justice of God22 reviews
N. T. Wright

IVP Books, 2006

Refreshing take on problem of evil

+ Worth Reading, Worth Discussing
+ Must-read transitional work
+ Profound Insight
  
  











  



  
The Evidential Argument from Evil (Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion)8 reviews

Indiana University Press, 1996

A MUST-HAVE book on the problem of evil!

+ Terrific Collection of Essays, But Weak in Some Areas
+ Very interesting philosophical discourse
+ AtheistWorld.Com Book Review
+ At last, a fair and balanced treatment of this issue
  
  











  



  
The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami?14 reviews
David Bentley Hart

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005

Excellent Treatise of the Problem of Evil

+ Thinking well
+ In a nutshell

On the first day of my vacation with my family, I just read The Doors of the Sea by David Bentley Hart (Eerdmans, 2005). I could not it put down. I recommend it to any reader who wants to delve deeper into the problem of evil. Hart wrote this wonderful little treatise, subtitled "Where was God in ...
  
  











  



  
The Problem of Pain94 reviews
C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

c.s. lewis is a classic

+ The Probelm of Pain
+ Problem Addressed Amiably - But Solved?
+ Of Human Suffering
+ Pain: A Spiritual Journey
  
  











  



  
The Problem of Evil: The Gifford Lectures Delivered in the University of St. Andrews in 20033 reviews
Peter van Inwagen

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Evil and God, No Problem!

+ Worth the Read
+ Continually Impressed

Review of Peter van Inwagen's The Problem of Evil Peter van inwagen provides a useful contribution to the growing literature dealing with the logical problem of evil. Inwagen's book is a collection of eight Gifford lectures delivered at the University of St Andrews in the spring of 2003. The ...
  
  











  



  
God, Freedom, and Evil11 reviews
Alvin Plantinga

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1977

Great book

+ Essential
+ Focused, Readable, and Convincing

I think many of the reviewers here express much better the pros of Plantinga than I could. The only new thing I coud add is that Plantinga only offers a draw. I think in the past a reviewer said this is not a 'theodicy', which is right. My conclusion was that all he was saying is that it is ...