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Blake T. Ostler, Book review of The New Mormon Challenge, edited by Francis J. Beckwith, Carl Mosser, and Paul Owen (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2002), reviewed in Evil: A Real Problem for Evangelicals: A Response to Carl Mosser. A review of an essay appearing in The New Mormon Challenge, addressing the problem of evil in the world.

Blake T. Ostler, Book review of The New Mormon Challenge, edited by Francis J. Beckwith, Carl Mosser, and Paul Owen (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2002), reviewed in Moral Obligation and Mormonism. A review of an essay appearing in The New Mormon Challenge, addressing LDS concepts of morality and their relationship to concepts of God.

Blake T. Ostler, Book review of The New Mormon Challenge, edited by Francis J. Beckwith, Carl Mosser, and Paul Owen (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2002), reviewed in Moral Obligation and Mormonism: A Response to Francis Beckwith. A fascinating examination of the question of ethical systems and God.

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Carlfred Broderick, "Suffering in the World," Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Edited by Daniel H. Ludlow (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1992), 1421-1422

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Edward L. Soper, "There is so much human suffering in the world today. Why doesn't the Church launch campaigns to end world hunger and ease the sufferings of the needy?," Ensign, September 1982.

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David L. Paulsen, "Joseph Smith and the Problem of Evil," BYU Speeches (21 September 1999) Dr. Paulsen examines how Joseph Smith's revelations solve the philosophical problem of evil in a God-created world. (PDF; also available in Real Audio in the "Multimedia" section of the Topical Guide.)

David L. Paulsen, "Joseph Smith and the Problem of Evil," (September 1999) A speech delivered in the Marriott Center at BYU. Discusses how the absolute goodness of God and the existence of evil can be reconciled.

 

 

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