Worsley argues that it is rational to believe in a realist, loving God in the face of evil. Beginning with a critique of Alvin Plantinga, he shows that human freedom is highly complex, and so depends upon complex structures in nature. These are both necessary for freedom but also sufficient for natural evil. He offers close analysis of the evolution of the human brain. The book develops a parallel argument that human evil stems from the evolution of personality.

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Parish of Caloden, Coventry, UK

Richard Worsley

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Book Title: Human Freedom and the Logic of Evil
Book Subtitle: Prolegomenon to a Christian Theology of Evil
Authors: Richard Worsley
Series Title: Library of Philosophy and Religion
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24321-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-63203-1Published: 27 November 1995
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-24323-5Published: 01 January 1996
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-24321-1Published: 27 July 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-0242
Series E-ISSN: 2947-0250
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 222
Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Christian Theology

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The Problem of Evil

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The Bases of Natural Evil

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The Problem of Human Evil

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