Alcorn, Randy C.

If God is good-- : faith in the midst of suffering and evil / Randy Alcorn. - 1st ed. - Colorado Springs, Colo. : Multnomah Books, 2009. - xii, 512 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Understanding the problem of evil and suffering -- Understanding evil : its origins, nature, and consequences -- Problems for non-theists : moral standards, goodness, and extreme evil -- Proposed solution to the problem of evil and suffering : limiting God's attributes -- Evil and suffering in the great drama of Christ's redemptive work -- Divine sovereignty and meaningful human choice : accounting for evil and suffering -- The two eternal solutions to the problem of evil : heaven and hell -- God's allowance and restraint of evil and suffering -- Evil and suffering used for God's glory -- Why does God allow suffering? -- Living meaningfully in suffering -- Final thoughts about God, goodness, evil, and suffering.

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Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Theodicy.

BT160 / .A42 2009

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