God and the Problem of Evil : Five Views.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (251 pages)
- Spectrum Multiview Book Series .
- Spectrum Multiview Book Series .
Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Chad Meister and James K. Dew Jr. -- Part One: Perspectives on the Problem of Evil -- 1 A Classic View: Phillip Cary -- Evil as Corruption -- Two Labels -- Why God Does Not Have to Create Evil -- Corruptible Creatures -- Origins of Evil -- Disordered Love -- The First Sin -- Adam's Sin -- Divine Permission -- Hidden Reasons -- The Shape of the Story -- Ivan's Tortured Children -- Felix Culpa -- 2 A Molinist View: William Lane Craig -- Molinism -- The Problem of Evil -- Conclusion -- 3 An Open Theist View: William Hasker -- Natural Evil and the Natural Order Theodicy -- Moral Evil and the Free Will Theodicy -- Shouldn't God Be Doing Better? -- 4 An Essential Kenosis View: Thomas Jay Oord -- Clarifying Key Issues -- Five Dimensions for Solving the Problem of Evil -- God Can't -- Essential Kenosis -- Essential Kenosis and Evil -- Anticipating Questions -- Conclusion -- 5 A Skeptical Theist View: Stephen Wykstra -- Three Root Stories -- Rowe's No-See Argument -- Bridge -- The Twofold Core of Skeptical Theism -- On Avoiding the Evils of Appearance -- New Directions for So-Called Skeptical Theism -- The Consistency Question -- Resources Under Trial -- Beyond Answers -- Part Two: Responses -- 6 The Classic Response: Phillip Cary -- 7 The Molinist Response: William Lane Craig -- 8 The Open Theist Response: William Hasker -- 9 The Essential Kenosis Response: Thomas Jay Oord -- 10 The Skeptical Theist Response: Stephen Wykstra -- On Cary's Classic-Theistic Model -- On Hasker's Open Theistic Model -- On Craig's Molinistic Model -- On Oord's Essential-Kenotic Model -- Contra Craig: The Neglected Reformed Concursus Model -- Skeptical Theism Reconsidered -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: A Classic View -- Chapter 2: A Molinist View -- Chapter 3: An Open Theist View -- Chapter 4: An Essential Kenosis View. Chapter 5: A Skeptical Theist View -- Chapter 6: The Classic Response -- Chapter 7: The Molinist Response -- Chapter 8: The Open Theist Response -- Chapter 9: The Essential Kenosis Response -- Chapter 10: The Skeptical Theist Response -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- Spectrum Endorsement -- Praise for God and the Problem of Evil -- About the Editors -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press -- Copyright.
The problem of evil has produced many responses and elicited vigorous debate. In this multiview book, five philosophical theologians discuss and defend different solutions to this ancient problem: Phillip Cary on the classic view, William Lane Craig on Molinism, William Hasker on open theism, Thomas J. Oord on essential kenosis, and Stephen Wykstra on skeptical theism.