The Voice from the Whirlwind: The Problem of Evil and the Modern World

by Stephen J. Vicchio

Vicchio, Stephen J. The Voice from the Whirlwind, the Problem of Evil and the Modern World. Westminster, Christian Classics, Inc., 1989. 22.8cm x 15.2cm. 326 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Includes for The inescapable problem of evil in the universe/ Why, does a benevolent Providence permit disaster to befall his creatures?/ Vicchio answers this ancient dilemma with clear thinking and a comprehensive grasp of history and revealed religion/ A critical review of the various answers given to this problem throughout the history of Judaism and Christianity/ Types of theodicy/ Berger's typology of theodicy/ Criticisms of Berger/ Omnipotence/ Natural and Moral Evil/ An analysis of traditional theodicies/ Criteria for a satisfactory theodicy/ Punishment and warning theodicies/ The free will defense/ The unreality of evil theodicies/ Evil is logically necessary/ Seeing God as an answer to the problem of suffering/ Introduction the Book of Job/ Prolegomena to a Christian theodicy etc. Stephen J. Vicchio, professor of philosophy at the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, Maryland, and author of A Careful Disorder.

326 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1989