... resulting in sin- moral evil. Therefore, he describes the natural evil, as the loss of balance in the world due to sin and is rectification of moral sin. Then Augustine continues and develops the ideas of heaven and hell, and how moral wrong is corrected there too. The next theodicy, known as the Ireanean theodicy, is the belief that humans are working towards perfection, just like the earth, and was not born in perfection like the teachings dictate. Even though this goes against the traditional understanding of God and creation, the Irenean theodicy firmly hold that perception that God made us in His image, such as we are, and that we are working towards His likeness. In order for us to do such, He gave us free will. This explains moral evil. The theodicy explains natural evil as the trails for character building. Again, heaven is used in this theory ...

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