University of Tehran Press Philosophy of Religion 2008-7063 20 4 2024 03 10 Horrendous Evil and God's silence (with the Approach of Existential Theology from Marilyn Adams’ perspective) Horrendous Evil and God's silence (with the Approach of Existential Theology from Marilyn Adams’ perspective) 247 258 95620 10.22059/jpht.2024.351540.1005941 FA Marzieh Darvish Tavangar Department of philosophy of Religion, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Amirabbas Alizamani Department of philosophy of religion, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 0000-0001-6752-6718 Journal Article 2023 07 12 The problem of God's silence is an  problem that happens to many believers. Many believers think that they have lost their support and doubt their faith to such an extent that when they call upon God with all their being and do not feel any presence of God during their sufferings. It is as if you can no longer live with this God. No theodicy or defense can answer this problem because this issue is an emotional problem that harms the hearts of believers and not just their reason. Marilyn Adams has also taken a new approach to this issue by relying on existential theology. Adams believes that the answer to suffering is only possible depending on belief in God, because everyone leaves us, but God is always by our side, and we should feel God's comforting presence by our side with spiritual care. Adams explains the three stages of overcoming sufferings to solve this problem. These three stages are: 1. Creating a unifying relationship between the two aspects of fear of the terrible evil and intimacy with God. 2. Improving the capacities of meaning making for the person involved in suffering. 3. Rebuilding the relationship of the suffering person with the material world in such a way that he is no longer vulnerable to the sufferings of this world. The problem of God's silence is an  problem that happens to many believers. Many believers think that they have lost their support and doubt their faith to such an extent that when they call upon God with all their being and do not feel any presence of God during their sufferings. It is as if you can no longer live with this God. No theodicy or defense can answer this problem because this issue is an emotional problem that harms the hearts of believers and not just their reason. Marilyn Adams has also taken a new approach to this issue by relying on existential theology. Adams believes that the answer to suffering is only possible depending on belief in God, because everyone leaves us, but God is always by our side, and we should feel God's comforting presence by our side with spiritual care. Adams explains the three stages of overcoming sufferings to solve this problem. These three stages are: 1. Creating a unifying relationship between the two aspects of fear of the terrible evil and intimacy with God. 2. Improving the capacities of meaning making for the person involved in suffering. 3. Rebuilding the relationship of the suffering person with the material world in such a way that he is no longer vulnerable to the sufferings of this world. https://jpht.ut.ac.ir/article_95620_90246b50a5a7549aaf9a8675d3d58692.pdf