Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James

by Marilyn McCord Adams

Book Overview

When confronted by horrendous evil, even the most pious believer may question not only life's worth but also God's power and goodness. A distinguished philosopher and a practicing minister, Marilyn McCord Adams has written a highly original work on a fundamental dilemma of Christian thought--how to reconcile faith in God with the evils that afflict human beings. Adams argues that much of the discussion in analytic philosophy of religion over the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801486866
• ISBN13: 9780801486869
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"