High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A theodicy is “a theological construct designed to justify rationally God’s ways in the face of evil and suffering.” The word is a combination of Greek and Latin terms meaning “God” and “Right.” The purpose of a theodicy is to answer the question “how could a holy and loving God who is in control of all things allow evil to exist?” Jewish, Christian, and others religions have attempted to answer this question for thousands of years, and “debates about theodicy continue among believers and unbelievers alike.”