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''See also:'' [[Gottfried Leibniz]] and [[Theodicy]]

''See also:'' [[Gottfried Leibniz]] and [[Theodicy]]

[[Christianity|Christian]] theologians commonly declare that the world was the best of all possible worlds, as it was created by [[God]]. Therefore, even what appears to many as bad is actually part of God's perfect plan. For example, adversity improves Christian character.

[[Christianity|Christian]] theologians commonly declare that the world was the best of all possible worlds, as it was created by [[God]]. Therefore, even what appears to many as bad is actually part of God's perfect plan. For example, adversity improves Christian [[character]]/[[virtue]].

[[Image:Leibniz.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Gottfried Leibniz]] ]]

[[Image:Leibniz.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Gottfried Leibniz]] ]]

[[Gottfried Leibniz|Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz]] (1646-1716) was a German, Christian philosopher who was born into a pious [[Lutheran]] family close to the end of the Thirty Years’ War, which had laid [[Germany]] in ruins.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/best-of-all-possible-worlds Best of all possible worlds], Encyclopedia Britannica</ref>  

[[Gottfried Leibniz|Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz]] (1646-1716) was a German, Christian philosopher who was born into a pious [[Lutheran]] family close to the end of the Thirty Years’ War, which had laid [[Germany]] in ruins.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/best-of-all-possible-worlds Best of all possible worlds], Encyclopedia Britannica</ref>