The goodness of God :Assurance of purpose in the midst of suffering /Randy Alcorn.

Book

Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Description

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 moral relativism, atheism, and the "problem" of goodness -- The great drama -- Reviewing evil and suffering's roles in Christ's redemptive work -- Why so much evil? -- Questioning God's allowance of evil and delay of justice -- God's control and our freedom -- Discovering how god sovereignly allows yet rules over 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. vi, 117 p. ;19 cm.

Book Details

Author

Alcorn, Randy C.

Place Published

City

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Date Published

2010

Publication Subjects

Theodicy. Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity. God (Christianity)--Goodness.

Call No.

BT160 .A418 2010

ISBN

9781601423436 (alk. paper), 1601423438 (alk. paper), 9781601423535 (electronic : alk. paper), 1601423535 (electronic : alk. paper)

LCCN

2010008694

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.