The Problem of Pain

Recommended by Mike Huckabee, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #7 in C, Ranked #8 in Theologysee more rankings.

For centuries Christians have questioned why, if God is good and all-powerful, he allows us to suffer pain. C.S. Lewis sets out to disentangle this knotty issue, but adds that, in the end, no intellectual solution can avoid the need for faith. less

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Mike Huckabee This book was a very powerful book for me, because it reminded me that being a believer does not exempt me from pain. There is this false notion that, if we love God, somehow we’ll be healthy and wealthy and things will be better and easier. That’s not true. (Source)


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