Quote Originally Posted by asdf View Post
I see. I have to say that that argument is pretty unconvincing to me. I'd be interested in seeing what other lines he pursues...

I read about half of NT Wright's Evil and the Justice of God - it was fairly good, but I felt like the material had been covered better in his Simply Christian. But a couple other books about theodicy that I have greatly enjoyed have been Christ and Horrors by Marilyn McCord-Adams and (somewhat tangentially) Exclusion and Embrace by Miroslav Volf.

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As to why "to bring God glory" is insufficient to me, have you read The Tale of the Twelve Officers? I think it explains pretty well a lot of the insufficiency (at best) and/or immorality (at worst) of arguments in that vein. I'd be curious to hear your take.
Well, check this thread periodically because, like I said, I'm not too far into it. When I get to certain points I will bring them up here.