Problem of evil

question on reconciling the existence of evil with an omnibenevolent, omniscient and omnipotent God

thumb|Gottfried Leibniz coined the term theodicy to justify God's existence in light of the apparent imperfections of the world.

ethical problem in religion in which the existence of Hell for the punishment of souls is regarded as inconsistent with the notion of a just, moral, and omnibenevolent God

evil for which "no non-divine agent can be held morally responsible