Conceptions of evil have changed dramatically over time, and though humans continue to commit acts of cruelty against one another, today we possess a clearer, m

This text examines evil in the context of a post-metaphysical world, a world that no longer believes in a God. The question of how and why God permits evil even

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These six essays form a stimulating and lucid investigation of the meaning of evil in the light of postmodern thought, and of the cultural and social changes of