Imam Sadiq University Philosophy of Religion Research 2228-6578 16 1 2018 04 21 Griffin on the Traditional Theological Approaches to the Problem of Evil Griffin on the Traditional Theological Approaches to the Problem of Evil 65 86 2329 10.30497/prr.2018.2329 FA Haajar Darbandi Darian M.A. Graduate in Philosophy of Religion, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran Azam Ghasemi Assistant Professor at Department of Kalam and Philosophy of Religion, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran Malek Shojaee Joshooghani Assistant Professor at Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2018 01 20 One of the most important issues in theology and philosophy of religion is the problem of evil and its relation to God and his omnipotence and omnibenevolence. Contemporary theologian and philosopher, David Ray Griffin, regards the efforts to answer the problem of evil as inconclusive. He designates traditional theists, who believe in God’s supernatural interference in the cause and effect chain of events, <em>Supernaturalists</em>. He believes that they interpret evil as only appearing evil. He tries to identify and refute certain beliefs, in traditional theology, which do not tolerate the co-existence of God and evil. Griffin criticizes traditional worldviews and proves that traditional theology, on one hand, by presuming God’s omnipotence, faces serious issues in justifying evil; and on the other hand, considering the idea of <em>creatio ex nihilo</em>, it virtually fails to answer the problem of evil. Allover he holds that defense will not suffice in responding to the problem of evil and that the right path for theists is to propose a theodicy which would explain evil better than atheist accounts. One of the most important issues in theology and philosophy of religion is the problem of evil and its relation to God and his omnipotence and omnibenevolence. Contemporary theologian and philosopher, David Ray Griffin, regards the efforts to answer the problem of evil as inconclusive. He designates traditional theists, who believe in God’s supernatural interference in the cause and effect chain of events, <em>Supernaturalists</em>. He believes that they interpret evil as only appearing evil. He tries to identify and refute certain beliefs, in traditional theology, which do not tolerate the co-existence of God and evil. Griffin criticizes traditional worldviews and proves that traditional theology, on one hand, by presuming God’s omnipotence, faces serious issues in justifying evil; and on the other hand, considering the idea of <em>creatio ex nihilo</em>, it virtually fails to answer the problem of evil. Allover he holds that defense will not suffice in responding to the problem of evil and that the right path for theists is to propose a theodicy which would explain evil better than atheist accounts. https://prrj.isu.ac.ir/article_2329_be53d253d6bc3258a8160556dda3e9b2.pdf