In her introduction to this issue on “feminist philosophy and the problem of evil,” Robin May Schott, the journal’s editor, discusses why feminist scholars should confront the subject. One reason, she ...

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The philosophical problem of evil lies in the difficulty of reconciling the all-pervading presence of evil in the world we know with the goodness and omnipotence of the God who created that world.

More people point to the problem of evil and suffering as their reason for not believing in God than any other—it is not merely a problem, it is the problem. A Barna poll asked, "If you could ask God ...

If God exists, why would God allow anyone to suffer? Perhaps it is because there is no best possible world, and so God could have done better no matter what world is created. Perhaps it is because ...