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Dec 07, 2025
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Hill Book [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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RST 334 - The Mystery of Evil3 Credits
Offered Fall and Spring
In a world of violence and vengeance, enmity and injustice, disease and natural disaster, the problem of evil is an ever present reality prompting the deepest and most urgent questions for humanity. This course introduces important philosophical and theological perspectives on evil, considers the persistent challenge of theodicy, as well as the inherent limitations of theodical projects, and examines questions on the origin of evil, the possibility of human evil, the ability to name evil in the context of cultural pluralism, and the possibility of hope for overcoming evil.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing or higher
Core Curriculum Attribute(s): Catholic Thought and Action , Language, Arts, and Humanities
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