we find in the world. A theodicy, as it were, attempts to answer the question “why.” Theodicies are thus offensive rather than defensive in approach. It is generally true that when people are suffering they want an answer to the question why. Taking the approach of a theodicy implies accepting the burden of proof concomitant with the intention of the project. The theodicist is not so much claiming “it might be the case that” as she is claiming “it is the case that.” The strength of this claim reveals