* Contains significant historical and contemporary discussions of the problem of evil. * Features responses by contemporary philosophers that clarify ideas in the historically important essays. * Sketches an explanation of why God might need to permit the terrible evils that abound in our world. .
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God and the Problem of Evil is the best anthology on this important topic on the market. Highly recommended for classroom adoption."
Bill Wainwright, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee "This is a splendid and unique collection. It contains both explicit and implicit dialogue. It is beautifully balanced between atheistic and theistic perspectives. And for its size it is remarkably comprehensive, covering both logical and evidential problems and both theodicies and defenses. Paul Draper, Florida International University
William L. Rowe is Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. He is the author of
The Cosmological Argument (1998),
Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction (third edition, 2001), and co-editor of
Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings (third edition, 1999). He has served on the Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association and was elected President of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association for 1986-87.