Theodicy Theology Christianity

The Third Edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines theodicy as, "A vindication of God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil." The sites listed in this category embrace a Biblical perspective on this issue, focusing on an exegesis of the Book of Job from the Old Testament.

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• Commentary on the Book of Job - by Fr. William Most
  
• Theodicy in an Evolutionary Perspective - Issue Four of DIALOGOS, November 1996: An Interactive Journal of the Sciences, Philosophy, and Theology.
  
• The Tragic Form - Richard Sewall's essay about tragedy as a literary form.
  
• Where is God in the Midst of Tragedy? - What exactly can we count on God for?
  
• Divine Punishment as a Problem in Theodicy - A dissertation on the problem of evil, comparing human and divine concepts of punishment. Examines whether God does punish and the nature of divine punishment.
  
• Satan Has Begged to Have You - by Ivan Maddox, Atlanta, Georgia.
  
• Tilting Whirlwinds: Suffering and Remedy in The Book of Job - Includes a seminar paper and links.
  
• Blessed Adversity - J. Hudson Taylor
  
• 10 Reasons to Believe in a God Who Allows Suffering - Explains the God who would allow such events to occur.
  
• Theodicy: God's Justice in an Evil World - Thematic issue of the Western Reformed Seminary Journal.
  
• The Awful Question: Job 1 (A Series) - by Fred R. Anderson, Pastor, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church.
  
• Who is the Devil, Satan? - The Interactive Bible.
  
• Theodicies in the Book of Job - by Adam J. Smargon.
  
• Literature of the Middle Period - Old Testament Life and Literature; Gerald A. Larue.
  
• Theodicy: The Problem of Evil - Article by Kenneth Cauthen
  
• The Trouble and Rest of Good Men - John Wesley Sermon 127 [text from the 1872 edition] Preached at St. Mary's in Oxford, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 1735.
  
• Notes on the Book of Job - John Wesley's Commentary.
  
• Knowing God through Job - Booklet about God's purpose for suffering. [PDF]
  
• Does God Want Me Well? - Booklet (PDF) about God's purposes in healing, sickness, and suffering.
  
• Job: Consider My Servant - Bruce Cameron's Bible study.
  
• A Theology of Love - A radical love interpretation of the Bible.
  
• J. W. McGarvey's Class Notes on Sacred History - Discussion of the Book of Job.
  
• Christian Responses to Theodicy - A Survey on the Problem of Evil - Explores what individual Christians mean when they say God is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient.
  
• Satan the Adversary of Mankind - Bryan T. Huie
  
• The Trial of Job - The Book of Job translated and annotated by Roger Eaton. Links to related resources.
  
• When Bad Things Happen to Good People - Notes by Doug Muder on the 1981 book by Harold S. Kushner.
  
• The Book Of Job - A Study Guide - The Executable Outlines Series by Mark A. Copeland.
  
• Geneva Commentary on Job - Index of /g/geneva/notes/Job: Hyptertext documents from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College.
  
• The Rebel God - Weblog on the atonement, explores issues of human suffering and the silence of God.
  
  

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