Religious Studies

Table of Contents - 1980 - Volume 16, Issue 04  

Articles

Natural Evil and the Love of God

Diogenes Allena1

a1 Professor of Philosophy, Princeton Theological Seminary

There is some important data which has not as yet found its way into philosophic discussions on the problem of evil. Some religious people report that suffering, instead of being contrary to the love of God, is actually a medium in and through which his love can be experienced. This looks highly paradoxical, but it will be our purpose to show that it is intelligible and that it has important consequences for philosophical discussions of the problem of evil.