the problem of evil is one of the important problems considered in the philosophy of religion. this paper considers the problem of evil from the viewpoint of the contemporary philosopher, john hick, and explores his arguments for proving the compatibility between the evil in the world and the existence of an omnipotent and omniscient god. by analyzing hick’s viewpoint about the relationship bet...

John Hick, lecturer in the philosophy of religion at Cambridge University, has written one of the most serious and important studies of the problem of evil to appear in English for a long time. I t is a work both of historical interpretation and of systematic construction. While it is, under both aspects, not wholly invulnerable (what effort at reconciling evil and God ever is?), it is argued w...