Perhaps it is in part because I’m greatly anticipating attending and participating in this wonderful conference which will explore the perennial problem of good and evil, and because the issue of evil is at the forefront of what I, at least, find most interesting about
criminal law, this book (now in its second edition) on The Problem of Evil (Notre Dame University Press), edited by Michael Peterson, looks comprehensive and fascinating. Organized as a series of essays that includes “Job’s Complaint and the Whirlwind’s Answer,” Dostoyevsky on “Rebellion,” and many other classic sources, as well as contemporary philosophical reflections on the nature of evil, it looks like a very helpful resource on the subject.
Of all the issues in the philosophy of religion, the problem of reconciling belief in God with evil in the world arguably commands more attention than any other. For over two decades, Michael L. Peterson’s The…
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