The God Beyond Belief: In Defence of William Rowe's Evidential Argument from Evil

by Nick Trakakis

This study of Professor William Rowe’s defense of atheism on the basis of evil assesses the literature that has developed in response to Rowe’s work, closely examining two mystery – the idea that God may have reasons beyond our comprehension for permitting evil; and theodicy - explanations as to why God allows evil to flourish. The book unearths difficulties in both, concluding that the God of theism must be "beyond belief."

Genres: Philosophy, Atheism, Theology

394 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

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[Onyango Makagutu · Rating 5 out of 5]

On the question of whether the problem of evil presents a daunting challenge to theism, the answer Trakakis gives us is YES.
It is the theist to prove that his god or any god for that matter exists and to reconcile the god so described with the presence of any natural evil in the world