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The Many Faces of Evil: Theological Systems and the Problems of Evil is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this examination of the questions posed by the problem of evil, John Feinberg addresses the intellectual and theological framework of theodicy. Beginning with a discussion of the logical problem of evil, he interacts with leading thinkers who have previously written on these themes.

a notion of free will that is contrary to the understanding of free will inherent in the free will defense. Nonetheless, he still thinks that he has shown the free will defense to be unable to solve its problem of evil. However, the problem under discussion is the logical problem of moral evil, and Mackie hasn’t identified any problem internal to the free will defender’s theology. One can always generate a problem of internal inconsistency by attributing one’s own views about God, evil, and freedom
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