Theodicy

thumb|Gottfried Leibniz coined the term theodicy to justify God's existence in light of the apparent imperfections of the world.

philosophical work by Boethius

1966 novel by Shusaku Endo

encyclical

'''' (from French: Essays of Theodicy on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil), more simply known as '' , is a book of philosophy by the German polymath Gottfried Leibniz. The book, published in 1710, introduced the term theodicy'', and its optimistic approach to the problem of evil is thought to have inspired Voltaire's Candide (albeit satirically). Much of the work consists of a response to the ideas of the French philosopher Pierre Bayle and based on the author's conversation with Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, with whom Leibniz carried on a debate for many years.

ancient Egyptian mythology about the fall of Man

major work by Hegel

literary work

the doctrine or belief that in the system of things all that happens, the undesirable no less than the desirable, is for the best

ancient Mesopotamian dialogue

noted black scientist within the beliefs of the Nation of Islam

type of Christian theodicy that evil resulted from humanity’s original sin, continuing to exist due to free will and concupiscence

logical argument

body of thought concerning the role of God in the Holocaust

1940 book by C. S. Lewis

eternal divine manifestation of good in Manichaeism

Latin phrase

medieval book of Christian mystical devotions by Julian of Norwich