SECTION III: How do I know?

Our topic is the rationality of religious belief. In these readings, we consider what has come to be known as The Problem of Evil. The apparent existence of evil in our world poses a challenge to the (epistemically) rational belief in God since, presumably, God would oppose the existence of evil.

First, read the introduction to this problem, below.

The Problem of Evil (introduction)

Then, click on the following links for our readings.

Dostoevsky, from The Brothers Karamazov.

John Hick, from Evil and the God of Love.

Natural Evil:

A homeless, cretin child

Moral Evil:

Corpses at Buchenwald

Go back to Aquinas.

Go on to Dostoevsky.