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This study presents an eschatological theodicy, that is, the hopeful vision of God's eschatological future as the final response to the theodicy question. It pays attention to the eschatological act of the triune God revealed in and through the history of the world, and particularly in and through the cross and the resurrection of Jesus Christ, rather than a logical resolution of the trilemma. In particular, in the face of the horrendous evil represented by Auschwitz and the serious challenge from today's natural science such as the evolutionary theory and the big bang cosmology, this dissertation attempts to secure the cogency of the Christian eschatology. After giving a brief and careful examination of traditional theodicy theories by categorizing them into one of four models: Augustinian, Soul-Making, Process and Practical theodicy, it delves into ideas of three influential scholars who have developed their theodicies from an eschatological perspective: Jürgen Moltmann, Wolfhart Pannenberg, and a hybrid physicist-theologian, Robert John Russell. Then, by complementing and developing further their arguments, it makes a constructive proposal of eschatological theodicy, following the order of the biblical narrative. Finally, five virtues for practice are followed as a corollary to the eschatology theodicy -- love, justice, resistance, forgiveness, and prayer. The eschatological vision of Christian faith provides those who ask the reason for hope in the face of evil and suffering with an audacious and persuasive answer even though it is still a provisional truth claim. The almighty power of God who raised Jesus Christ from the dead, and the untiring love of God who suffers together with creatures through the cross will ultimately fulfill God’s purpose of creation, that is, the accomplishment of God’s salvation, thereby overcoming all the power of evil and suffering. Thus, theodicy question can be adequately resolved only in light of eschatology: if there is no eschatology, there is no theodicy.
