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God and Evil

God and Evil

By: Brian James Watson
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Summary
 God and Evil explores God's relationship to evil, or what is typically called the problem of evil. Different approaches to understanding that relationship, typically in the form of theodicies, will be covered, as will arguments for the existence of God and ways that different worldviews understand evil.Brian James Watson Spirituality
Episodes
  • Love and Cosmic Conflict

    Love and Cosmic Conflict
    9 Nov 2026

    In this episode, Brian Watson considers John Peckham's A Theodicy of Love. Do we need libertarian free will in order to love God? Does that explain why there is evil? Is there a cosmic conflict between God and Satan, and how does that explain evil?

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    39 min
  • The Free Will Defense

    The Free Will Defense
    2 Sep 2026

    In this episode, Brian Watson considers Alvin Plantinga's Free Will Defense. Does libertarian free will explain why there is evil in the world? Couldn't God have given us this kind of free will, but also perfect moral character so that we wouldn't do evil?

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    32 min
  • Solving the Puzzle of Evil

    Solving the Puzzle of Evil
    8 Apr 2026

    Brian Watson discusses how to go about "solving" the problem of evil. He talks about a theological and philosophical methodology for creating theodicies.
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    27 min
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