noun
theodicy
A technical term in theology and philosophy of religion, referring to the defense of God's goodness and omnipotence despite the existence of evil. Also known as 神義論 (しんぎろん).
See also: 神義論
弁神論は、悪の存在と神の善性をどう両立させるかを論じる。
Theodicy discusses how to reconcile the existence of evil with the goodness of God.
Synonym; 神義論 is an alternative term for theodicy, using different kanji but the same meaning.
A Japanese coinage from 弁 (defense, argument) + 神 (god) + 論 (theory, discourse), likely modeled on Western theological terminology.