This book engages the problem of evil from a variety of philosophical viewpoints, traditions, methodologies, and interests. For millennia, philosophers, theologians, and people outside of the academy have thought about evil and its relation to religious belief.The Problem of Evil: New Philosophical Directions aims to take this history of thought into evil while also extending the discourse in other directions; providing a multi-faceted collection of papers that take heed of the various ways one can think about evil and what role in may play in philosophical considerations of religion. From the nature of evil to the well-known problem of evil to the discussion of the problem in philosophical discourse, the collection provides a wide range of philosophical approaches to evil. Anyone interested in evilits nature, relation to religious belief, its use in philosophical discussion, and so onwill find the papers in this book of interest.

Robert Arp is a research analyst for the US Army.

Benjamin W. McCraw teaches philosophy at University of South Carolina Upstate.

Introduction
Robert Arp and Benjamin W. McCraw
Part I: The Nature of Evil

1Is Pure Evil Possible?
Hugo Strandberg
2The Problem of Evil in the Speculative Mysticism of Meister Eckhart
Gregory S. Moss
3Evil by Nobodies
Jennifer Mei Sze Ang

Part II: The Problem of Evil

4Pursuing Pankalia: The Aesthetic Theodicy of St. Augustine
A. G. Holdier
5On the Impossibility of Omnimalevolence: Plantinga on Tooley's New Evidential Argument from Evil
Edward N. Martin
6Epistemic Evil, Divine Hiddenness, and Soul Making
Benjamin W. McCraw
7What the Hell is God Up To? Gods Evils and the Theodicies Holding God Responsible
John Shook

Part III: Beyond the Problem of Evil

8Mystic Terror and Metaphysical Rebels: Active Evil and Active Love in Schelling and Dostoevsky
James M. McLachlan
9Redemptive Suffering
Neal Judisch
10Predatory Goodness in the Discourse on Evil among Anglo-American Philosophers of Religion
Nathan Loewen