God, Evil, and Redeeming Good

A Thomistic Theodicy

Paul A. Macdonald Jr. (United States Air Force Academy)

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Routledge
30 January 2023

Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600; Philosophy of religion; Christianity

Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion

This book offers an original contribution to debates about the problem of evil and the existence of God. It develops a Thomistic, Christian theodicy, the aim of which is to help us better understand not only why God allows evil, but also how God works to redeem it.

In the author’s view, the existence of evil does not generate any intellectual problem that theists must address or solve to vindicate God or the rationality of theism. This is because acknowledging the existence of evil rationally leads us to acknowledge the existence of God. However, understanding how these two facts are compatible still requires addressing weighty, wide-ranging questions concerning God and evil. The author draws on diverse elements of Aquinas’s philosophy and theology to build an argument that evil only exists within God’s world because God has created and continues to sustain so much good. Moreover, God can and does bring good out of all evil, both cosmically and within the context of our own, individual lives. In making this argument, the author engages with contemporary work on the problem of evil from analytic philosophy of religion and theology. Additionally, he addresses a broad range of topics and doctrines within Thomistic and Christian thought, including God, creation, providence, original sin, redemption, heaven and hell, and the theological virtues.

God, Evil, and Redeeming Good is an essential resource for scholars and students interested in philosophy of religion, philosophical theology, and the thought of Thomas Aquinas.

By: Paul A. Macdonald Jr. (United States Air Force Academy)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 494g
ISBN: 9781032288598
ISBN 10: 1032288590
Series: Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 30 January 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul A. Macdonald Jr. is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the United States Air Force Academy. He is the author of Christian Theology and the Secular University (Routledge, 2017) and Knowledge and the Transcendent: An Inquiry into the Mind’s Relationship to God (2009).