Abstract :
If God commanded something that was obviously evil, would we have amoral obligation to do it? I critically examine three radically different approachesdivine-command theorists may take to the problem posed by this question:(1) reject the possibility of such a command by appealing to God’s essentialgoodness; (2) avoid the implication that we should obey such a command bymodifying the divine-command theory; and (3) accept the implication that weshould obey such a command by appealing to divine transcendence and mystery.I show that each approach faces significant challenges, and that none is completelysatisfying
