This book engages the problem of evil from a variety of philosophical viewpoints, traditions, methodologies, and interests. For millennia, philosophers, theologians, and people outside of the academy have thought about evil and its relation to religious belief.The Problem of Evil: New Philosophical Directions aims to take this history of thought into evil while also extending the discourse in other directions; providing a multi-faceted collection of papers that take heed of the various ways one can think about evil and what role in may play in philosophical considerations of religion. From the nature of evil to the well-known problem of evil to the discussion of the problem in philosophical discourse, the collection provides a wide range of philosophical approaches to evil. Anyone interested in evilits nature, relation to religious belief, its use in philosophical discussion, and so onwill find the papers in this book of interest.

Robert Arp is a research analyst for the US Army.Benjamin W. McCraw teaches philosophy at University of South Carolina Upstate.

IntroductionRobert Arp and Benjamin W. McCrawPart I: The Nature of Evil1Is Pure Evil Possible?Hugo Strandberg2The Problem of Evil in the Speculative Mysticism of Meister EckhartGregory S. Moss3Evil by NobodiesJennifer Mei Sze AngPart II: The Problem of Evil4Pursuing Pankalia: The Aesthetic Theodicy of St. AugustineA. G. Holdier5On the Impossibility of Omnimalevolence: Plantinga on Tooley's New Evidential Argument from EvilEdward N. Martin6Epistemic Evil, Divine Hiddenness, and Soul MakingBenjamin W. McCraw7What the Hell is God Up To? Gods Evils and the Theodicies Holding God ResponsibleJohn ShookPart III: Beyond the Problem of Evil8Mystic Terror and Metaphysical Rebels: Active Evil and Active Love in Schelling and DostoevskyJames M. McLachlan9Redemptive SufferingNeal Judisch10Predatory Goodness in the Discourse on Evil among Anglo-American Philosophers of ReligionNathan Loewen