Evil: A Guide for the Perplexed - Softcover

Chad Meister

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1501324276 ISBN 13: 9781501324277

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018

Synopsis

Evil: A Guide for the Perplexed is a lively examination of the philosophical and theological problems raised by the existence of widespread evil. It explores classic debates around this problem and also engages with more recent ones, from new challenges posed by scientific advances in evolutionary theory, neuroscience, and cosmology, to concerns of climate change and environmental degradation, to questions raised by increasing religious and secular violence. This second edition also contains new chapters and topics such as Jewish, Christian, and Islamic responses to evil and skeptical theism. The result is an even-handed guide to both traditional and contemporary issues raised by the reality and ubiquity of evil.

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About the Author

Chad Meister is Professor of Philosophy at Bethel College, Indiana, USA. His publications include: Introducing Philosophy of Religion (Routledge), Christian Thought: An Introduction (co-authored with James Stump; Routledge), Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues (co-edited with Paul Copan; Wiley-Blackwell), The Oxford Handbook of Religious Diversity (editor; Oxford University Press), The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion (co-edited with Paul Copan; Routledge), and The Cambridge Companion to Christian Philosophical Theology (co-edited with Charles Taliaferro; Cambridge University Press). He is the editor of forthcoming projects: a six-volume History of Evil (Routledge), with over 125 leading scholars contributing, The Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil (Cambridge University Press), and The Problem of Evil: Five Views (InterVarsity Press).

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501324276
• ISBN 13: 9781501324277
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256