books about: theodicy     books:       How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil8 reviews D. A. Carson Baker Academic, 2006 Outstanding for what it attempts to do D.A. Carson is one of the more respected theologians of our day. He is one of the few evangelical scholars who has written extensively both on Biblical exegetical and interpretational matters, and on matters of contemporary worldviews and issues. Many evangelical scholars tend to focus on one or the other, but Carson is highly respected in both areas. This work deals with perhaps the most ...             Satan & the Problem of Evil: Constructing a Trinitarian Warfare Theodicy33 reviews Gregory A. Boyd InterVarsity Press, 2001 MUCH NEEDED REBUTTAL TO CALVINISM AND ITS REPROCUSIONS In contrast to the widely accepted protestant view of Calvinistic Determinism, Dr. Boyd has laid forth the early Jewish and Church's understanding and view of God's foreknowledge, free agency, and evil as it is experienced. This view is definitely in more harmony with the totality of Scripture rather than the selective and illogical view of Calvinism. The main premise is that Love Requires ...             The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami?14 reviews David Bentley Hart Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005 Excellent Treatise of the Problem of Evil On the first day of my vacation with my family, I just read The Doors of the Sea by David Bentley Hart (Eerdmans, 2005). I could not it put down. I recommend it to any reader who wants to delve deeper into the problem of evil. Hart wrote this wonderful little treatise, subtitled "Where was God in the Tsunami", in the wake of the Indonesian Tsunami. Out of his deep faith and informed mind and with ...             God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer104 reviews Bart D. Ehrman HarperOne, 2008 Illuminating and insightful As the aptly named book implies, Bart Erhman, an eminent scholar on Christianity, evaluates the bible's response to the question of suffering. Along the journey he effectively illuminates the various attempts by biblical authors to explain suffering, all which fall far short of anything that can be considered an acceptable answer, or even a plausible explanation. Ehrman uses a critical yet ...             When Bad Things Happen to Good People123 reviews Harold S. Kushner Avon, 1983 Fantastic read! I chose to read this book because my Dad was diagnosed with Brain cancer and i found it to be extremely helpful, without being too 'religious'. I am not a church person, but i do believe in God. This book just seemed to wrap it's arm around me and let me think and feel exactly as i needed to, without offering any of that unhelpful help that others tend to, without thinking their words through ...             Second Guessing God: Hanging on When You Can't See His Plan7 reviews Brian Jones Standard Publishing Company, 2006 More readable than "The Purpose Driven Life" "Second Guessing God" by Brian Jones shows how to live a purpose driven life rather than tell how in "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren. Not that I am knocking Rick. However I read Rick's book just prior to Brian's. When reading "Purpose Driven" my wife got mad at me because I would leave her to go downstairs to read in the quiet. With "Second Guessing God" it didn't matter what else was on ...             Disappointment with God76 reviews Philip Yancey Zondervan, 1997 If you think God is unfair, hidden, or silent, then you need to read this book The death rate for humans is 100%. The rate of suffering is 100%. In fact, if you are fortunate enough to live to an old age, you will have probably endured much pain and suffering in your lifetime and you may very well suffer some more as you approach physical death. Why is that? Why did God design the world this way? Isn't this unfair? These were some of the questions I asked after watching my ...             Evil And the Justice of God21 reviews N. T. Wright IVP Books, 2006 Refreshing take on problem of evil What was great about this book is that I had to stop and reread some chapters. I really liked Wright's approach to evil. It is not just the philosophers mystery, but it is something that we all face each and every day in all sorts of ways and shapes. I had always thought that the best approach to dealing with the problem of evil was that of a classical apologist. How can a person define what is ...             Lord, Where Are You When Bad Things Happen?: A Devotional Study on Living by Faith6 reviews Kay Arthur WaterBrook Press, 2000 This doesn't need to be a quesiton for you. Can the Almighty really control everything or do some things slip through His grasp? Of course, there is the devil, and he is just as powerful as God, isn't he? Perhaps, he gets the upper hand on God, catching Him off-guard. Aren't they fighting constantly for control of the world? Maybe God doesn't want to do anything about evil the world. Perhaps, He has a dark side that doesn't care about ...             Is God to Blame?: Moving Beyond Pat Answers to the Problem of Evil23 reviews Gregory A. Boyd InterVarsity Press, 2003 A balanced view of Evil This is a great book with a balanced view of evil. This book is a shorter version of Satan and the problem of Evil, by the same author. This book presents a theology that explains the problem of evil in a way that the layperson can fully understand how a God of Love can also be a God of Wrath. It presents a realistic theology dealing with Satan and the fallen angels, and mankind's ...             Where Is God When It Hurts? and Disappointment With God (Two Books in One Volume)1 review Philip Yancey Zondervan, 1996 It's true enough A book that encompasses pain, but is worth reading. Is deep and earthy.             Suffering and the Goodness of God (Theology in Community) Christopher W. Morgan, Robert A. Peterson Crossway Books, 2008 Suffering and the Goodness of God presents biblical truths concerning suffering and challenges believers to promote justice and to emulate God?s grace as they minister to others. Famine. Sickness. Terrorist Attacks. Natural disasters. Each day horrific scenes of suffering are streamed before us through television, the Internet, and newspapers. Believers are taught that God is good, and they believe this truth. Yet when they are faced with ...             God, Freedom, and Evil11 reviews Alvin Plantinga Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1977 Great book I think many of the reviewers here express much better the pros of Plantinga than I could. The only new thing I coud add is that Plantinga only offers a draw. I think in the past a reviewer said this is not a 'theodicy', which is right. My conclusion was that all he was saying is that it is not illogical to give the benefit of the doubt to God for allowing evil. I especially enjoyed this ...             Deconstructing Theodicy: Why Job Has Nothing to Say to the Puzzle of Suffering David B. Burrell Brazos Press, 2008 An ancient commentator called Job a "strange and wonderful book." For many readers, "strange" might do. Though Job has been characterized as an answer to the problem of suffering, for many the book fails to satisfy the longing for answers it supposedly contains. Perhaps that, in fact, is the point of Job--there are no satisfactory arguments for why people suffer. In this compact yet substantial volume, David B. Burrell argues that this is the ...             Reading the Hebrew Bible after the Shoah: Engaging Holocaust Theology Marvin A. Sweeney Fortress Press, 2008 Is theology possible after the Shoah? Marvin Sweeney challenges biblical theologians to take that question with utmost seriousness. Sweeney examines often ignored biblical texts where ancient Israel contemplated the problem of apparent divine absence and "divine evil," and finds the perspective of post-Holocaust theology an indispensable interpretive resource. In biblical stories like those of Abraham, Moses, Jeroboam, Manasseh, Josiah, Isaiah, ...             Evil and the God of Love3 reviews John Hick Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 Capricious Omnipotent Overlord or Challenging Parent? It's been 20 years since I first read Hick's book. Looking back, that experience proved to be a definitive turning point in my life. John Hick presents two philosophies which Christians have used to explain the existence of evil in a universe created by a "good" God. The first philosophy states that God's plan is ineffable--we ought to have faith & not question. What we see as evil, with our ...             The Triumph of God over Evil: Theodicy for a World of Suffering (Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical ...1 review William Hasker IVP Academic, 2008 Great Introduction to Christian Philosophical Responses to the Problem of Evil This book is perhaps the finest introduction to Christian philosophical responses to the problem of evil. Note: this is a philosophical text, and Hasker is a philosopher. Thus, some of the theological and pastoral problems that arise for Christians are, more or less, tangential. Hasker does review and evaluate all the major ideas and contributes in the literature on the problem of evil. However, ...             A Troubling in My Soul: Womanist Perspectives on Evil and Suffering (Bishop Henry Mcneal Turner, Vol 8) Orbis Books, 1993             In the Arms of God4 reviews James C. Dobson, Sarah M. Peterson Tyndale House Publishers, 1997 A very inspiring book We recently lost our 11 year old son and this book is never far from me. It has provided me with such comfort, especially when I only have a few minutes to read something. The pictures inside are just beautiful, those alone can bring enomorous comfort and a peaceful feeling. I have given it as a gift many times.             When God Doesn't Make Sense29 reviews James Dobson Tyndale House Publishers, 1993 When God Doesn't Make Sense A friend from church gave me this book as my husband and I were stuggling with heartache and trials as as we were trying to keep our faith and understand why our son was in the hospital dying as a result of a head on collision which was caused by a drunken driver. Our faith is what kept us going each day and prayers. This book is one I will read again and again. Dr Dobson brought hope to us ...              search for books answers, community, constructing, deconstructing, devotional, disappointment, engaging, evangelical, freedom, goodness, guessing, hanging, holocaust, important, initiatives, justice, nothing, perspectives, question, reflections, strategic, suffering, theodicy, theology, trinitarian, triumph, troubling, tsunami, warfare, womanist books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen VHS: Ninja III: The Domination we recommend Fantastic read! home  impressum - about us