Why Does evil and suffering exist if there is a God who is all powerful and good?

Guide to Books on the problem of evil and suffering

Adams, Marilyn McCord, and Robert Merrihew Adams, eds. The Problem of Evil. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.

 

Adams, Marilyn McCord. Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2000.

 

Crenshaw, James L. Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.

 

Davis, Stephen T., ed. Encountering Evil: Live Options in Theodicy. New edition. Louisville, Ken.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.

 

Feinberg, John S. The Many Faces of Evil: Theological Systems and the Problems of Evil. Revised and  Expanded edition. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2004.

 

Hick, John. Evil and the God of Love. 2nd ed. with new preface. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

 

Inwagen, Peter van. The Problem of Evil. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Inwagen, Peter van, editor.  Christian Faith and the Problem of Evil. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2004.

Kreeft, Peter. Making Sense Out of Suffering.  Ann Arbor, Mich.: Servant Books, 1986.

 

Larrimore, Mark. The Problem of Evil: A Reader. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2001.

 

Lewis, C. S. The Problem of Pain. New York: HarperOne, 2001.

 

Pearcey, Nancy, and Charles Colson. The Problem of Evil. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, 2001.

 

Plantinga, Alvin. God, Freedom, and Evil. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1977.

 

Rowe, William L., ed. God and the Problem of Evil. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2001.

 

Spencer, Aida Besancon, and William David Spencer.  Joy Through the Night: Biblical Resources for Suffering People. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1994.

 

Surin, Kenneth. Theology and the Problem of Evil. Eugene, Ore.: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2004.

 

Swinton, John. Raging With Compassion: Pastoral Responses to the Problem of Evil. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2007.

 

Wright, N. T. Evil and the Justice of God. Downers Grove, Ill.:  InterVarsity Press, 2006.

 

Yancey, Philip. Where Is God When It Hurts? Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2002.