Evil and the Concept of God

152 Pages·1968·7.393 MB·English

by  Edward H. Madden, Peter H. Hare, Marvin Farber (editor)

EVIL AND THE.
CONCEPT OF GOD
Publicatlon Numbtw 706
AMERICAN LECTURE SERIES®
A Monograr,h in
The BANNERSTONE DIVISION of
AMERICAN LECI'URES IN PHILOSOPHY
Edited by
MARVIN FARBER
State Uniotwsity o/ New York at Buffa'lo
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ami pobltl ID Philoaophy, wJthout ID)' lmplled concurrence on the part of the
111hr 1111d Plablilber,
EVIL AND THE
CONCEPT OF GOD
EDWARD H. MADDEN
State University of New York at Buffalo
and
PETER H. HARE
State University of New York at Bufftilo
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CONTENTS
Cha-pter Page
One. THE Rm»LE OF Gon AND EVIL ................................................ 3
Two. ÜN THE IlIFFICULTY OF EVADJNG THE PBOBLEM .................• 20
Three. ON THE IlIFFICULTY OF IlENnNG THE PBoBLEM .•.•.•.....•..•••. 37
Four. TH:E1SM I .................................. ................................. ................... 52
Five. THEJSM: 11 .................................................................................... 83
Six. QuASI-TH:EISM ....................... ~ ................................................... 104
lndex ............................. ,. ............................................................. 137
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EVIL AND. THE
CONCEPT OF GOD