Two netfriends’ suggestions:

1.

Creation and the Persistence of Evil: The Jewish Drama of Divine Omnipotence, (Princeton University Press, 1994) by Jon D. Levenson is a truly thought-provoking work.

2.

Top picks aside from N T Wright on evil for philosophy of religion are

Kenneth Surin, Theology and the Problem of Evil. (Blackwell)

Terrence Tilley, The Evils of Theodicy. (Georgetown UP)

Stanley Hauerwas, Naming the Silences. (Eerdmans)

Alvin Plantinga, God, Freedom and Evil. (Eerdmans)

Michael Peterson, Evil and the Christian God. (Baker)

Stephen Davis, ed., Encountering Evil. (John Knox Press)

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