1 The Problem of Evil and Its Place in Philosophy of Religion -- 2 The Logical Problem of Evil -- 3 The Function of Defense -- 4 The Probabilistic Problem of Evil -- 5 The Problem of Gratuitous Evil -- 6 The Task of Theodicy -- 7 The Existential Problem of Evil

Michael L Peterson is professor of philosophy at Asbury College and the author of several books.

God and Evil explores the major atheistic arguments from evil as well as important theistic responses. It addresses three problems of evil that express various logical and epistemological concerns: the logical problem, probabilistic problem, and evidential problem.