The relation between free will and the problem of evil
These sections ask the same sorts of questions as the unit on free will, but now we're asking 'God questions'. For example, do people in heaven have freedom to sin? Does God know the future, and if so in what sense are we truly free?
Resources
Another sample exam answer. There are some names mentioned that you may not be familiar with - don't let that worry you, just as long as you can answer the question yourself.
Free will and the problem of evil |
Further information:
Tutor2U has a page specifically on the relation between free will and the problem of evil. Counterbalance has a useful book review on Thomas Tracy's "Evolution, divine action and the problem of evil".