Page Range
36-49
Keywords
James Sterba, Marilyn McCord Adams, Theodicy, Problem of Evil, Horrendous Evils
Abstract
This article articulates and responds to James Sterba’s Problem of Horrendous Evils from his recent work Is A Good God Logically Possible. Specifically, this article argues that Sterba’s arguments against Marilyn McCord Adams' compensatory theodicy fails to undermine the effectiveness of the theodicy. Moreover, this article argues that Adams' theodicy is successful at removing the core tension at the heart of the Problem of Horrendous Evils and that this theodicy only strengthens appeals to Greater Goods theodicies.
Recommended Citation
Snow, Cody. 2024. "Sterba's Horrendous Evils and Adams' Goodness of God." Eleutheria: John W. Rawlings School of Divinity Academic Journal 8, (1). https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/eleu/vol8/iss1/5