Imam Sadiq University Philosophy of Religion Research 2228-6578 23 1 2025 03 21 The Problem of Evil in Euteleology Based on the Viewpoints of Bishop & Perszyk The Problem of Evil in Euteleology Based on the Viewpoints of Bishop & Perszyk 155 169 77653 10.30497/prr.2025.247631.1972 FA Siavash Asadi Adjunct Faculty Member, Antioch College, Yellow Spring, Ohio, USA 0000-0001-7012-6109 Journal Article 2024 12 05 In addressing "the logical problem of evil," theistic philosophers have sought to demonstrate the logical compatibility of evil and the existence of God. However, most of the defenses presented in this context which are based on the presumption of a personal God, have been criticized and questioned. This issue has led thinkers such as Bishop & Perszyk to propose an alternative conception of God while maintaining Christian doctrines. According to them, the least contentious conception of God can be articulated within the framework of euteleology. This theological view, which is based on a particular interpretation of an impersonal God, sees the world as a purposeful whole without the need for a supernatural creator, moving towards its ultimate end, namely, love or the highest good. However, this does not imply that the highest good will eventually be realized, but rather that it is already actualized and present within the reality of all beings. In this view, evils manifest as natural consequences of the unfolding of the physical world towards the highest good, without God being the cause or responsible for their existence. In addressing "the logical problem of evil," theistic philosophers have sought to demonstrate the logical compatibility of evil and the existence of God. However, most of the defenses presented in this context which are based on the presumption of a personal God, have been criticized and questioned. This issue has led thinkers such as Bishop & Perszyk to propose an alternative conception of God while maintaining Christian doctrines. According to them, the least contentious conception of God can be articulated within the framework of euteleology. This theological view, which is based on a particular interpretation of an impersonal God, sees the world as a purposeful whole without the need for a supernatural creator, moving towards its ultimate end, namely, love or the highest good. However, this does not imply that the highest good will eventually be realized, but rather that it is already actualized and present within the reality of all beings. In this view, evils manifest as natural consequences of the unfolding of the physical world towards the highest good, without God being the cause or responsible for their existence. https://prrj.isu.ac.ir/article_77653_bf5e400e9954db97a42a4c597a886716.pdf