hosted by John DeRosa
Summary What is the problem of divine hiddenness? Is God a bad parent who doesn’t show his presence to his children? How can Christian theists respond to skeptics who press arguments from hiddenness? Dr. Gavin...
How might a philosophical Thomist analyze the problem of evil? Why is evil and suffering so debilitating in the lives of many such as Rachel in the Old Testament? What should we think about the work of Fr. Brian Davies and Dr. Eleonore Stump on the problem of evil? Dr. John Knasas joins us to discuss these topics.
In this episode, Pat Flynn sits down with John to respond to Ben Watkins’ opening statement in his debate with Trent Horn. In particular, they examine definitions of theism and naturalism, an argument from simplicity, an argument from imperfection, and an argument from modal collapse. See the timestamps below for more details.
Summary What place to animals have in God’s creation? Might some animals be redeemed? Why have some theologians moved beyond the traditional Thomistic framework? Can these newer answers help with the problem of evil...
Summary In this episode, Dr. Frey tackles a bunch of hard questions about evil, sin, and Aquinas. She provides some helpful examples to illustrate the key ideas. I ask her about comments she’s made...
Summary If God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good, then why are there seemingly pointless evils in the world? Why do fawns die painfully in forest fires? How can God allow children to get beaten...
Summary Steve Weidenkopf provides an excellent overview of the crusades. Did Christians force Muslims to convert under penalty of death? How can the Church explain the injustices committed in the name of religion during...
Summary Dr. Gloria Frost presents the privation account of evil affirmed by Aquinas and explains his answer to the logical problem of evil. Additionally, Frost comments on Aquinas’ commentary on the book of Job and shares some...
Summary Fr. Brian Davies wrote a 2003 article titled God and Evil: A Dialogue, which contains a wealth of information on the Problem of Evil. He approaches the issue from the perspective of Classical Theism with particular...
In this episode, I ask Dr. Taylor Patrick O’Neill to respond to several questions related to the problem of evil and suffering. First, I ask him to describe his religious background and how he got interested in philosophy and theology. Second, we talk about the class he taught this past semester on evil and suffering. Third, we dive into the main segment of the interview on the problem of evil and suffering.
