NATURALIZING THE PROBLEM OF EVIL

I place my analysis and naturalization of the problem of evil in relat ion to (1) Holmes Rolston's views on disvalues in nature and (2) the c hallenge posed to theology by environmental philosophy in the work of Frederick Ferre. In the analysis of the problem of evil that follows m y discussion of Rolston and Ferre, I first discuss the transformative power for the religious believer of reflection on the problem of evil, using the biblical Job as a case study. I point cut difficulties with Job's particular resolution of the problem of evil and suggest that t hese difficulties can be satisfactorily addressed by naturalizing spir ituality.