Theodicies and the problem of evil

Problem of evil explain by Theodicy's

the problem of evil is the following: evil exists in the world. God is all powerful. God is all loving.
the problem many religious believers face is why a God who is all powerful and all loving would let evil exist and its creation (humanity) suffer.
in response there are 3 main theodices:
Augustinian theodicy
Irenaen theodicy
Process theodicy

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The logical problem of evil is the evidential problem of evil
the Inconsistent triad is; God is benevolent, God is omniscient, evil exists
There are two types of evil; natural and human
Naturalm evil is the likes of earthquakes, tsunami and just general world disasters, this is fairly easy to explain.
Human evil is much harder to explain as this involves all sorts of crimes such as murder, theft, burning bambi alive in a forest. much harder to explain.

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This is the belief that evil is an absence of good
evil is the lack of good; good does not happen so evil fills the gap.
The first sin of Adam and Eve eating the Apple was the cause of evil entering the world
Also seen as the cause of natural evil due to the world starting to die after sin entered
Most common Christian explanation

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David Griffen "Did God have full control over the way the world was created?"
Genesis 1:1- in the beginning...etc. they're are two different versions which mean two different things
Griffen thinks creation from Ex Nihilo raises more problems than it solves
He prefers the idea that God was limited to pre-existing materials than to say God was unhindered
God is limited in power (not self-limited) could not create a world without evil
bad things which occur in the world can only be apparant evil rather than actualy evil
God is limited in God's essential being (nature)
he grows and becomes perfect with us as we slowly stop committing "evil"

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