Suffering and the Search for Meaning: Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain (Biblia.com)

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Suffering is a philosophical problem, but it is much more. It is deeply personal. Why is this happening to me? How can I respond to friends and family in pain and loss, and to people in my care? Richard Rice guides readers through the seven most significant theodicies—approaches that have been used to make sense of suffering in light of God's justice or control. He considers the strengths and...

as a natural concomitant of freedom. On the other hand, unlike perfect plan theodicy, the soul making view does not see God’s will behind every instance of suffering. If we ask whether soul making places suffering inside or outside God’s will, the answer seems to be both. It is God’s will that humans be free and learn from the suffering that freedom inevitably leads to. But God does not will all the suffering that flows from our mistakes. QUESTIONS ABOUT SOUL MAKING THEODICY Like every perspective

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