On William Hasker’s Theodicy, the Doctrine of Continuous Creation and the Nature of Morality

Dariusz Łukasiewicz

doi:10.18290/rf2201.10

Dariusz Łukasiewicz Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1786-0149

Keywords: God, continuous creation, theodicy, evil

Abstract

In the article, I present the main assumptions of the natural-order theodicy and the free-will theodicy defended by William Hasker. Next, I pose the question of whether Hasker’s theodicies are compatible with the Christian doctrine of continuous creation accepted by Hasker himself. I consider several different ways of how the doctrine of continuous creation can be understood and the difficulties associated with them. Finally, I propose a modified conception of continuous creation and I claim that it is consistent with the main assumptions of William Hasker’s theodicies.

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