Shorter version, rewritten with new material, of author's earlier work: If God is good. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
A search we all share -- Tragic choices -- Determining the origins of evil and suffering -- What's wrong? I am -- Accepting the reality of inherited sin -- Alternative answers -- Examining explanations for evil and suffering -- A clash of worldviews -- Investigating relativism, atheism, and the "problem" of goodness -- The great drama -- Reviewing the roles of evil and suffering in Christ's redemptive work -- Why so much evil? -- Questioning why God allows evil and delays justice -- God's control and our freedom -- Discovering how God rules despite our choices -- Are we promised health and prosperity? -- Recovering a biblical view of health and wealth -- The world we long for -- Exploring god's eternal solution to evil and suffering -- Wanting more clarity -- Wrestling with the reasons for our suffering -- What we can do -- Finding perspective in our suffering -- A final word: this changes everything.
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