Why Is There Suffering? Pick Your Own Theological Expedition
Overview
Be engaged, enlightened, and surprised by this unique book on suffering that gives control to the reader. Similar to novels that allow readers to choose their own “paths,” Why Is There Suffering? by Bethany Sollereder invites readers to make choices that lead them on an exploration of theological possibilities about topics like:
- God’s existence
- God’s nature
- The nature of suffering
- Evil
- Pain
- The final destiny of humans and animals
Readers will face multiple possibilities regarding suffering and its theological explanations and have to make choices about which one they find most plausible. Each decision will lead to further complexities and new choices, helping readers see how theological choices lead to certain conclusions. This book does not offer final answers. Instead, it introduces the “theological” possibilities, both Christian and non-Christian, that readers can explore and wrestle with so they can make informed decisions about their beliefs.
Taking an intentionally light-hearted approach to a heavy topic this accessible and winsome book presents an unusually helpful introduction to the problem of suffering and the most commonly offered responses to it. Suggestions for further reading are provided with each choice.
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- Helps readers see how theological choices lead to certain conclusions
- Explores multiple possibilities regarding suffering and its theological explanations
- Introduces the “theological” possibilities, both Christian and non-Christian that readers can explore and wrestle with
Top Highlights
“god or supreme power who will one day redeem and make whole what we have left broken.” (Page 44)
“God carries us on our journeys and makes our travel possible. But what we find on our journeys is entirely up to us” (Page 39)
“can be changed. So far, no one has discovered an ideal set of laws for human cooperation” (Page 42)
“t is time to decide: Is there a chance for making meaning of suffering?” (Page 11)
“God is cheering just as much for the virus as for the human.” (Page 40)
- Title: Why Is There Suffering? Pick Your Own Theological Expedition
- Author: Bethany N. Sollereder
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 157
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Suffering › Biblical teaching; Suffering › Christianity
- ISBNs: 9780310109044, 9780310109037, 9780310109020, 0310109043, 0310109035, 0310109027
- Resource ID: LLS:WHYSTHRSFFRNG
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:49:28Z