# Theology and Philosophy of Evil

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/theology-and-philosophy-of-evil/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 270,457 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the philosophical and theological problem of evil, including discussions on theodicy, divine hiddenness, skeptical theism, original sin, free will defense, divine providence, moral skepticism, evidential arguments, and human suffering. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Arts and Humanities |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T13144 |
| Works | 86,092 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [David Hume](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-hume/)
- [J. Wetzel](https://scholariq.org/researchers/j-wetzel/)
- [Robert Κ. Merton](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-merton/)
- [Jonathan Haidt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jonathan-haidt/)
- [Mark H. Johnson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mark-h-johnson/)
- [Fischer Black](https://scholariq.org/researchers/fischer-black/)
- [Immanuel Kant](https://scholariq.org/researchers/immanuel-kant/)
- [Martín Heidegger](https://scholariq.org/researchers/martin-heidegger/)
- [Richard W. Wrangham](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-w-wrangham/)
- [N. David Mermin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/n-david-mermin/)
- [Bertrand Russell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bertrand-russell/)
- [Peter Singer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-singer/)

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