The Evidential Argument from Evil

Is evil evidence against the existence of God? A collection of essays by philosophers, theologians, and other scholars.   Even if God and evil are compatible, it remains hotly contested whether evil renders belief in God unreasonable. The Evidential Argument from Evil presents five classic statements on this issue by eminent philosophers and theologians, and places them in dialogue with eleven original essays reflecting new thinking by these and other scholars.   The volume focuses on