The most compelling conflict in monotheistic faith is the apparent incompatibility of an all-powerful and loving God allowing evil and suffering to enter and afflict the world. The problems of evil stand as a major argument against the goodness and justice of God. The presence of evil is proffered as proof against the existence of God.1 “Many theologians and philosophers of our time have reached the conclusion that the problem of undeserved suffering cannot be resolved.”2 The efforts