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The Exemplarist Theodicy: A Philosophical Response to the Problem of Evil book cover

1st Edition

The Exemplarist Theodicy A Philosophical Response to the Problem of Evil

By Joshua R. Sijuwade Copyright 2027
546 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book presents a novel approach to one of the most formidable challenges to theistic belief: the problem of evil. Integrating insights from contemporary moral philosophy and religious thought, it develops a comprehensive framework for understanding how suffering serves as a necessary condition for exemplar transformation in both humans and non-human animals. The book’s central aim is to... Read more

Introduction  Part 1: Theoretical Foundation and Formulation of Theodicy  1. The Metaphysical Foundation and Normative Framework for the Exemplarist Theodicy  2. The Cognitive Capabilities and Moral Status of Animals: Philosophical and Ethological Foundation  3. The Exemplarist Theodicy (i): Human Suffering  4. The Exemplarist Theodicy (ii): Animal Suffering  Part 2: Application of Theodicy to Problems of Evil and Divine Hiddenness  5. The Exemplarist Theodicy (i): Addressing the Logical Problem of Evil  6. The Exemplarist Theodicy (ii): Addressing the Evidential Problem of Evil  7. The Exemplarist Theodicy (iii): Addressing
the Problem of Divine Hiddenness Conclusion

Biography

Joshua R. Sijuwade is Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK. His general research interests fall into the areas of philosophy of religion, analytic theology, and metaphysics. He is the author of Analytic Theism: A Philosophical Investigation (Routledge, 2024), The Rational Ontological Argument: Modality, Ontology and God (Bloomsbury, 2025), and A Rational Faith: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Richard Swinburne (James Clarke & Co, 2025).

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