The problems of suffering and evil /
Cowburn, John.
Cowburn, John.Shadows and the dark.
Milwaukee, Wisc. : Marquette University Press,
c2012.
Rev. ed. of: Shadows and the dark : the problems of suffering and evil. 1979.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Forms of Christian optimism -- A version of the fall & redemption -- Extreme pessimism -- Free will & chance : indeterminism -- Evolution -- God & evolution -- God & evolution -- Moral evil -- The content & effects of a morally evil act -- The mystery of evil -- God & sin -- Corporate guilt & original sin -- Judging & excusing -- Repentance, forgiveness & reconciliation -- Divine forgiveness & other theological matters -- Retributive justice -- Expiation & the victim's need for justice -- Some theological reflections.
Good and evil.
Suffering
Theodicy.