RST 334 The Mystery of Evil

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Course Details

  • Online | Asynchronous 
  • December 22, 2025 – January 9, 2026
  • 3 credits | $1,932
  • Last day to register: December 23, 2025

Course Overview

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.

Additional Information

Faculty will contact all students after the Tuesday, December 23, registration deadline.

About the Instructor

Mark Scott

Associate Professor of Religious Studies & Theology
Mark Scott joined the Department of Religious Studies and Theology at Stonehill College in 2022. He has published three academic monographs: The Beauty of Souls: Aesthetic Encounters with Marilynne Robinson, Pathways in Theodicy: An Introduction to the Problem of Evil and Journey Back to God: Origen on the Problem of Evil. His essays have appeared in numerous scholarly venues, including Harvard Theological Review, Journal of Early Christian Studies, Religious Studies, and Open Theology, among other publications.

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