Description: Eight prominent philosophers and theologians confront the problems posed by natural and human evil for theistic belief. Each thinker sets out his or her theodicy and its connections to current social and philosophical debates. The other contributors then offer critiques of each theodicy, to which its author subsequently responds. The result is...
Brief description: Stephen T. Davis is Russell K Pitzer Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.