Good God, Moral Choice and the Presence of Evil

A conversation about evil must begin with discussion of what is good and ultimately who is good. As Christians, this starts with identifying the character and person of God as the source and measure of goodness. If humanity is created in God’s image as his representatives in the physical world, it should follow that we are made “for good works” (Ephesians 2:10). Does this undermine the belief by some that God causally determines all human thoughts, actions, events, and therefore evil?
This panel discussion was presented at the Lanier Theological Library as part of a lecture weekend. The following scholars participated in the discussion.
Ingrid Faro, Ph.D., M.Div. is Coordinator of the MA in Old Testament program at Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois. She is also Associate Professor of Old Testament at the Skandinavisk Teologisk Högskolan (the Scandinavian School of Theology), in Uppsala, Sweden. Her Ph.D. is in Theological Studies, with concentration in Old Testament and Semitic Languages. Ingrid is a writer and international speaker at conferences and churches in the U.S., Europe, China, Singapore, and South Africa on topics including navigating evil and suffering, lament, abuse and power dynamics, women in the Bible and ministry, Genesis, Ecclesiastes, forgiveness, and leadership. Ingrid is the author of Evil in Genesis, co-author of Honest Answers, and forthcoming, Deconstructing Evil.
John Walton is an Old Testament scholar and Professor Emeritus at Wheaton College. He was a professor at Moody Bible Institute for 20 years. He specializes in the Ancient Near Eastern backgrounds of the Old Testament, especially Genesis and its creation account, as well as interpretation of Job.
Jonathan Walton-Jonathan has his PhD from St Andrews University in the UK. He has a Masters of Art in Theology from Wheaton College and Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Art from Wheaton College.
Catherine McDowell comes to Gordon-Conwell from Wheaton College in Illinois, where she also taught Old Testament. Her teaching experience includes former positions at Gordon-Conwell and Harvard. As a graduate teaching fellow at Harvard, she taught classical Hebrew and Ancient Near Eastern history and archaeology. In addition to teaching at Gordon-Conwell, she currently serves part-time as a professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Séminaire Théologique Mondelus in Milot, Haiti. Dr. McDowell has also been active in church ministry, teaching adult education courses in Old Testament, theology, and Bible study methodology for Park Street Church in Boston and at several Presbyterian churches in North Carolina. She has also worked for Vision New England, both as a conference speaker and as a consultant for leadership training curriculum development. For a number of years, she worked in the field at archaeological digs in Israel.
David Bagget is professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Moral Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. Author or editor of about fifteen books, he’s a two-time winner of Christianity Today book awards. He’s currently under contract for his fourth and fifth books with Oxford University Press: a book on moral realism with Jerry Walls, and a collection on the moral argument with Yale’s John Hare.
Mark Lanier, Moderator-Mark Lanier is consistently recognized as one of the top civil trial lawyers in America. Best known as a zealous advocate for individuals in personal injury and product liability claims against major corporations, Mark brings passion, creativity and an unparalleled ability to connect with juries in courtrooms across the nation. Mark is also the founder of the Lanier Theological Library, one of the nation’s largest private theological collections. He teaches a weekly, 700-plus-member Sunday school class focusing on Biblical literacy at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston. Mark is also the founder of the Christian Trial Lawyers Association.
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