Part one: what is evil and why is it a problem?
Evidential problems of evil / Gregory E. Ganssle and Yena Lee
The logical problem of evil / James K. Dew Jr.
God and gratuitous evil / Bruce Little
Part two: some reasons God might allow evil
Natural evil: a "free process" defense / Garry DeWeese
Augustine and the problem of evil / R. Douglas Geivett
The Irenaean soul-making theodicy / James Spiegel
Leibniz and the best of all possible worlds / Jill Graper Hernandez
Part three: evil and other relevant themes
Evil and primeval sin: how evil emerged in a very good creation / Paul Copan
Evil and original sin / Paul Copan
Evil and the hiddenness of God / Chad Meister
Evil and prayer: set prayers and other special weapons and tactics in times of trouble / Charles Taliaferro
Evil, the resurrection and the example of Jesus / Gary Habermas
Evil in non-Christian religions / Win Corduan
Evil and the new atheism / David Beck
Evil as evidence for Christianity / Gregory E. Ganssle
Part four: issues in dialogue
Diversity, evil and hell: a particularist approach / William Lane Craig
God and hell reconciled / Kyle Blanchette and Jerry L. Walls
Evil, creation and intelligent design / William Dembski
Evil, creation and evolution / Karl W. Giberson and Francis S. Collins
Appendix: The Craig-Tooley debate: theism, atheism and the problem of evil / William Lane Craig and Michael Tooley.
